SC: States must follow own law or apex court guidelines for DGP appointments; ends contempt.

• Supreme Court mandates states with existing laws to follow them for DGP appointments; otherwise, adhere to SC guidelines.
• Contempt proceedings against Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana concluded after they submitted proposals to UPSC for DGP recommendations.
• The Prakash Singh case guidelines require DGPs to be selected from a panel of three senior IPS officers recommended by UPSC, with a fixed two-year tenure.
• Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran argued that the incumbent government should choose DGPs for effective governance, a view the bench concurred with.
• UPSC highlighted states' consistent delays in submitting proposals, leading to ad-hoc appointments and preventing deserving officers from consideration.