Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 2: High Court today sought response from the Government on modernization, reformation and progression of the Police Force in the State.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rashid Ali Dar on the directions of Supreme Court took cognizance of the matter and sought response from Ministry of Home Affairs through its Secretary and Chief Secretary of the State.
Court also issued notice to Secretary Home Department as also the Director General of Police for filing of their response about modernization, reformation and progression of the Police Force in the State.
Supreme Court in the month of March this year while disposing of a writ petition said the issue and problems involved in the matter are State specific and can be appropriately dealt with by the respective High Courts.
The Apex Court after having considered the matter said, the records pertaining to each of the States including affidavits and other material be sent by the Registry to the Registry of the concerned High Courts with a request to the Chief Justice of the High Court to entertain the matter on the judicial side as Suo-moto Public Interest Litigation and monitor the prayers made from time to time.
The petitioner before the Supreme Court has prayed that to all the States and Union Territories to constitute Police Commission to deal with allegation of police action, redressal of grievances of police and to make recommendations for the welfare of police force.
Other prayer which the Supreme Court directed to be monitored by the High Court is to formulate and implement the guidelines for prevention and control of violent mass agitations and destruction of life and property, in terms of the guidelines suggested by the apex court in 2009.
“Directions to the States and Union Territories to fill up the vacant posts in the Police and State Armed forces so that the police forces does not remain overburdened”, petitioner Manish Kumar prays before Supreme Court.
He had further sought a direction to all the States and Union Territories to provide for periodic training and up-gradation of police force and to fix the working 2 hours for the police personnel.
“Direction to the Union of India to prescribe guidelines for the Media Reporting of the violent mass agitation and police action for prevention and control thereof”, petitioner prays.
It is further said that an order or Direction is issued for restraining the States from drawing a presumption against the action of police acting under the constitutional and statutory obligations.
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