Police Reforms: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, States
Monday March 11, 2013 02:34:02 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the union home secretary,
chief secretaries, home secretaries and directors general of
police (DGPs) of all states and administrators and police
commissioners of union territories, asking them about steps taken
by them in pursuance of its directions to effect reforms in the
functioning of the police in the country.
The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Kurien
Joseph also asked the DGP of Punjab to file an affidavit detailing
the action taken against police officials for beating a woman in
Tarn Taran near Amritsar March 3.
The court also sought details of the responsibility fixed on
senior police officers in the matter.
The DGP has been given a week's time to file his affidavit.
The court has also sought an affidavit from the senior
superintendent of police Tarn Taran, in the public beating of the
woman. The incident was captured on camera and seen on TV by the
entire country.
The court has also asked the DGP Bihar and police commissioner
Patna to explain the rationale for beating women teachers
participating in protests seeking hike in their pay, which has
remained unchanged for years.
The court has also sought the report of the Patna police
commissioner, wherein he has justified police action against
agitating teachers.
Fixing the next date of hearing on April 1, the court wondered
what had happened to the sensibility of the people who witnessed
the beating of the Dalit woman in Tarn Taran, but remained mute
spectators.
The Supreme Court had last week taken suo motu cognisance of the
beating by policemen of the Dalit woman in Tarn Taran, Punjab, and
of women teachers agitating for higher salary in Bihar.
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