Hyderabad, July 29 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday asserted that the executive has the authority to appoint an officer to any post, including the commissioner of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), while reacting to the state high court's direction to remove senior IPS officer A V Ranganath from the position over alleged contempt of court.

Revanth Reddy said the state government had "complete clarity" regarding HYDRAA's functioning and that it would study the high court's judgment before deciding the next course of action.

"The government has the discretion to appoint an officer to any post, including HYDRAA. We will study the high court's judgment carefully and then decide the next c...