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Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Delhi police chief was in public interest, Centre tells SC

Scroll | 05/01/2022 07:42 PM | Click to read full article

The Union government on Wednesday defended the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi police chief and said that his term was extended in the public interest.

The Centre made the statement in response to a petition by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, headed by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan.

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