05 February,2009 01:52 PM IST | | PTI
Former Punjab DGP S S Virk is likely to succeed A N Roy as Maharashtra police chief, following Mumbai High Court's ruling to set aside latter's appointment as Maharashtra's Director General of Police.
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"Virk, who along with IPS officers Suprakash Chakravarti and J D Virkar, were senior to Roy, may be the State Government's choice for the DGP's post," a senior Mantralaya official said.
However, final decision on the issue would be taken only after the Government makes up its mind on whether to approach Supreme Court over the court ruling.
Roy, as the aggrieved party may also approach the apex court against the High Court verdict, he said. The High Court has given the State Government four weeks time to name the new DGP.
Roy was appointed to state's top police post in February 2008. Chakravarti had filed an application before Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), challenging the appointment on the ground that Roy superseded three other officers senior to him.
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The CAT had later held that while appointing Roy as DGP the state did not comply with the Supreme Court's directions in an earlier case. Both Roy and the State Government then challenged CAT's decision in the High Court.
