Hyderabad, July 11 -- As many as 64 Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) rank officers challenged the state's new police seniority rules before the Telangana High Court on Friday, July 10.

After hearing the petitions, the High Court asked Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand to review the new seniority rules and take a decision on their revision. The matter was adjourned till July 28.

The petitioners challenged the seniority formula introduced by the government, seeking that their seniority instead be determined under Rule 33 of the Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, rather than through the method laid down in government order (GO) 123.

Under the government order, seniority has been fixed based on a combination ...