Chennai, Mar 29 (PTI) Tamil Nadu government today told the Madras High Court that the Election Commission�s order shifting DGP Letika Saran ahead of the April 13 Assembly polls has had an impact on the morale of the police force in the state and maintained such directives could have been passed in consultation with the state administration. This was stated in an affidavit filed by Advocate General P S Raman on behalf of Chief Secretary S Malathi before a bench comprising Chief Justice M.Y.Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam. The bench, which had yesterday closed a petition taken up suo motu by another bench on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's statement that EC had imposed 'excessive restrictions, has said the question of whether the transfer of state officials would amount to casting a stigma on their credentials would be treated as a separate petition. The EC had last week ordered transfer of several top police and district officials, a move that has been slammed by Karunanidhi as 'unilateral'. The AG submitted while EC undoubtedly had powers over all officials placed at its disposal, any order being passed unilaterally and without putting the officer on prior notice, should not be construed as attributing any bias on such officer. Nor should such a transfer order be a reflection on the integrity or efficiency of such officer, he added. The state government, with utmost respect, wishes to place this point for the consideration of the court only because in the instant case such transfers had been effected starting with none else than the head of police force -- DGP (Law and Order). The DGP, with a view to avoiding any friction between the government and EC, "graciously" offered to go on leave. �This has had considerable impact on the morale of the police force and such orders of EC could have been passed after a consultative process with state Government," it said. The government told the court that EC's "unilateral" order based on their �perception� about the individual officers should never form part of the service record of the officer nor should it be, in any manner, a disqualification from future service of such officers in the conduct of elections.� The affidavit also contended that in the absence of such a consultative process, EC's order "may be self-defeating.� It pointed to the case of IPS officer Asra Garg, who has been posted as Superintendent of Police of Madurai which is a huge and sensitive district even as per the EC. The officer had recently not been keeping good health following some spinal cord problem and brain calcification. He had therefore been given "non-sensitive and non-taxing posting outside the district administration", the affidavit said. These situations could have been easily avoided had EC adopted a consultative process rather than resorting to "unilateral orders", it said.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
UP Police : HC upholds transfer of police personnel across UP
Allahabad, Mar 31 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court today turned down petitions of hundreds of constables and sub-inspectors of Uttar Pradesh Police, who had been recently transferred in keeping with the state government''s policy to post police personnel away from their native districts.
Justice V K Shukla passed the order dismissing the petitions of Amit Singh and others.
The petitioners had moved court with the contention that their transfer orders were passed earlier this year by Regional Establishment Boards headed by respective DIGs,though the Supreme Court has issued guidelines that transfers should be effected by a state-level Establishment Board headed by the DGP.
Arguing on behalf of the state government, Chief Standing Counsel M C Chaturvedi submitted that the Regional Establishment Boards were fully competent to pass the transfer orders.
Chaturvedi also cited a division bench order passed on February 4 this year, which had upheld transfers of thousands of police personnel effected last year.
Agreeing with Chaturvedi''s arguments, the court upheld the transfers and struck down the writ petitions.
Justice V K Shukla passed the order dismissing the petitions of Amit Singh and others.
The petitioners had moved court with the contention that their transfer orders were passed earlier this year by Regional Establishment Boards headed by respective DIGs,though the Supreme Court has issued guidelines that transfers should be effected by a state-level Establishment Board headed by the DGP.
Arguing on behalf of the state government, Chief Standing Counsel M C Chaturvedi submitted that the Regional Establishment Boards were fully competent to pass the transfer orders.
Chaturvedi also cited a division bench order passed on February 4 this year, which had upheld transfers of thousands of police personnel effected last year.
Agreeing with Chaturvedi''s arguments, the court upheld the transfers and struck down the writ petitions.
UP Police : HC dismisses cops' transfer petition
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of writ petitions filed by about more than 1,000 police personnel challenging their transfer orders made by the police regional board.
The police regional board had transferred about more than one lakh policemen, who had been posted near to their home districts. These police personnel were transferred to remote districts in pursuance of a government order.
Justice VK Shukla dismissed the writ petitions filed by several police personnel, who were transferred by their respective regional board.
The writ petition was opposed by the chief standing counsel, MC Chaturvedi assisted by Piyush Shukla (standing counsel). The state government counsels argued that the power of the regional board had already been upheld by a division bench of the Allahabad High Court and therefore, there was no illegality in transferring the police personnel to the remote districts by the police regional board.
The police regional board had transferred about more than one lakh policemen, who had been posted near to their home districts. These police personnel were transferred to remote districts in pursuance of a government order.
Justice VK Shukla dismissed the writ petitions filed by several police personnel, who were transferred by their respective regional board.
The writ petition was opposed by the chief standing counsel, MC Chaturvedi assisted by Piyush Shukla (standing counsel). The state government counsels argued that the power of the regional board had already been upheld by a division bench of the Allahabad High Court and therefore, there was no illegality in transferring the police personnel to the remote districts by the police regional board.
April fool : fake calls : अप्रैल फूल बनाया, पुलिस को सताया
ग्रेटर नोएडा।। 1 अप्रैल को पुलिस , मीडिया और प्रशासन के लोग अफवाहों से परेशान रहे। पहली अप्रैल को जहां लोग एक दूसरे से हल्की - फुल्की चुहल कर खुश होते रहे , कुछ लोगों ने खुश होने के लिए भौंडे मजाक किए। ऐसे लोगों ने पुलिस के पास होक्स कॉल्स किए। मीडिया वालों को फोन कर तरह - तरह की झूठी खबरें बताईं।
गौतमबुद्धनगर की पुलिस ने कहा - हमारी मजबूरी है कि किसी भी आपात सूचना पर हमें मौके पर पहुंचना है। अगर हमारे पास कॉल आती है कि अमुक जगह पर गोली - बारी हो गई , लूट की वारदात हो गई या कोई बड़ा एक्सिडेंट हो गया , तो ऐसी कॉल को हम अप्रैल फूल की कॉल मान कर नजरअंदाज नहीं कर सकते। हमें हर हाल में वहां पहुंचना ही है , भले इसके लिए हमें दूसरे कई जरूरी काम छोड़ने पड़ें। होक्स कॉल करने वालों को यह बात अच्छी तरह पता होनी चाहिए कि पकड़े जाने के बाद कानून ऐसे लोगों के साथ क्या सलूक करता है।
पुलिस ने बताया कि शुक्रवार को शहर में डीएम और एसएसपी के ट्रांसफर की भी खबर उड़ी। मजाक की फूहड़ हद तब दिखी , जब पुलिस को गैंगरेप की झूठी खबर देकर पुलिस का वक्त बर्बाद किया गया। एक्सिडेंट की सूचनाएं मिलने से भी पुलिस परेशान रही। अप्रैल फूल बनाने के लिए लोगों ने तरह - तरह के फंडे अपनाए। डीएम और एसएसपी के ट्रांसफर की सूचना विकास भवन के अधिकारियों को मिल गई। इससे अधिकारी भी परेशान रहे।
घटिया मजाक से न लोगों ने दूसरों को परेशान किया , बल्कि अपनों को भी नहीं बख्शा। इतना भी ध्यान नहीं दिया कि उनके ये मजाक किसी की भावनाओं को भी आहत कर सकते हैं। एक युवक ने अपने एक साथी के एक्सिडेंट होने की बात कहकर एक दोस्त को बुला लिया। बाद में जब उस दोस्त को पता चला कि उसके साथी ने सिर्फ अप्रैल फूल बनाने के लिए यह मजाक किया तो उसने उसकी जमकर क्लास ली। ग्रेटर नोएडा में भी मीडियाकर्मियों के बीच दिनभर अप्रैल फूल के नाम पर अफवाहें उड़ती रहीं। सुबह एक मीडियाकर्मी ने दूसरे साथी को युवती के साथ गैंगरेप होने की सूचना दे दी। इसकी सूचना मिलने पर कासना पुलिस भी पीड़िता को ढूंढती रही , लेकिन बाद में अप्रैल फूल की बात समझ में आने पर पुलिस ने अपना सिर पकड़ लिया।
सायकायट्रिस्ट की राय
सायकायट्रिस्ट डॉ . अनिल सक्सेना का कहना है कि अप्रैल फूल के नाम पर भद्दा मजाक करना गलत है। इससे किसी की भी भावनाएं आहत हो सकती हैं। किसी को हार्ट अटैक भी आ सकता है।
गौतमबुद्धनगर की पुलिस ने कहा - हमारी मजबूरी है कि किसी भी आपात सूचना पर हमें मौके पर पहुंचना है। अगर हमारे पास कॉल आती है कि अमुक जगह पर गोली - बारी हो गई , लूट की वारदात हो गई या कोई बड़ा एक्सिडेंट हो गया , तो ऐसी कॉल को हम अप्रैल फूल की कॉल मान कर नजरअंदाज नहीं कर सकते। हमें हर हाल में वहां पहुंचना ही है , भले इसके लिए हमें दूसरे कई जरूरी काम छोड़ने पड़ें। होक्स कॉल करने वालों को यह बात अच्छी तरह पता होनी चाहिए कि पकड़े जाने के बाद कानून ऐसे लोगों के साथ क्या सलूक करता है।
पुलिस ने बताया कि शुक्रवार को शहर में डीएम और एसएसपी के ट्रांसफर की भी खबर उड़ी। मजाक की फूहड़ हद तब दिखी , जब पुलिस को गैंगरेप की झूठी खबर देकर पुलिस का वक्त बर्बाद किया गया। एक्सिडेंट की सूचनाएं मिलने से भी पुलिस परेशान रही। अप्रैल फूल बनाने के लिए लोगों ने तरह - तरह के फंडे अपनाए। डीएम और एसएसपी के ट्रांसफर की सूचना विकास भवन के अधिकारियों को मिल गई। इससे अधिकारी भी परेशान रहे।
घटिया मजाक से न लोगों ने दूसरों को परेशान किया , बल्कि अपनों को भी नहीं बख्शा। इतना भी ध्यान नहीं दिया कि उनके ये मजाक किसी की भावनाओं को भी आहत कर सकते हैं। एक युवक ने अपने एक साथी के एक्सिडेंट होने की बात कहकर एक दोस्त को बुला लिया। बाद में जब उस दोस्त को पता चला कि उसके साथी ने सिर्फ अप्रैल फूल बनाने के लिए यह मजाक किया तो उसने उसकी जमकर क्लास ली। ग्रेटर नोएडा में भी मीडियाकर्मियों के बीच दिनभर अप्रैल फूल के नाम पर अफवाहें उड़ती रहीं। सुबह एक मीडियाकर्मी ने दूसरे साथी को युवती के साथ गैंगरेप होने की सूचना दे दी। इसकी सूचना मिलने पर कासना पुलिस भी पीड़िता को ढूंढती रही , लेकिन बाद में अप्रैल फूल की बात समझ में आने पर पुलिस ने अपना सिर पकड़ लिया।
सायकायट्रिस्ट की राय
सायकायट्रिस्ट डॉ . अनिल सक्सेना का कहना है कि अप्रैल फूल के नाम पर भद्दा मजाक करना गलत है। इससे किसी की भी भावनाएं आहत हो सकती हैं। किसी को हार्ट अटैक भी आ सकता है।
Pakistan Police : नई कार्यशैली अपनाएगी इस्लामाबाद पुलिस
इस्लामाबाद. पाकिस्तान की राजधानी इस्लामाबाद में बढ़ रही आपराधिक घटनाओं के मद्देनजर यहां पुलिस ने नई कार्यशैली अपनाने का फैसला किया है।
समाचार पत्र 'द नेशन' के अनुसार शहर के वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक ताहिर आलम खान ने कहा कि नई कार्यशैली के तहत निरीक्षक या उप-निरीक्षक स्तर के अधिकारियों को प्रत्येक पुलिस थानों में 'बीट-इंचार्ज' के रूप में तैनात किया जाएगा।
पत्र के अनुसार पुलिस सूत्रों ने कहा है कि पुलिस थाना प्रभारी (एसएचओ) पर पड़ने वाले अतिरिक्त दबाव को कम करने के लिए तथा हाल के महीनों में शहर में बढ़ी आपराधिक वारदातों के मद्देनजर ऐसा कदम उठाया गया है।आंकड़ों के मुताबिक वर्ष 2009 की तुलना में पिछले वर्ष 2010 में आपराधिक घटनाओं में 18 फीसदी का इजाफा हुआ था।
समाचार पत्र 'द नेशन' के अनुसार शहर के वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक ताहिर आलम खान ने कहा कि नई कार्यशैली के तहत निरीक्षक या उप-निरीक्षक स्तर के अधिकारियों को प्रत्येक पुलिस थानों में 'बीट-इंचार्ज' के रूप में तैनात किया जाएगा।
पत्र के अनुसार पुलिस सूत्रों ने कहा है कि पुलिस थाना प्रभारी (एसएचओ) पर पड़ने वाले अतिरिक्त दबाव को कम करने के लिए तथा हाल के महीनों में शहर में बढ़ी आपराधिक वारदातों के मद्देनजर ऐसा कदम उठाया गया है।आंकड़ों के मुताबिक वर्ष 2009 की तुलना में पिछले वर्ष 2010 में आपराधिक घटनाओं में 18 फीसदी का इजाफा हुआ था।
G20 a big boost to police pay
Overtime costs from the G20 summit and to a lesser extent the Vancouver Olympics are being blamed for a dramatic rise in Toronto police salaries.
The number of Toronto Police Service employees taking home income of at least six figures last year was up by more than 60 per cent from 2009.
Last year, 2,159 police personnel — the majority of which are uniformed officers — earned more than $100,000, not including taxable benefits. That number is way up from 2009, when only 1,329 employees made the province’s so-called “sunshine list.” In 2008, that number was 1,006.
“I don’t have a specific breakout of the G20, but overwhelmingly, a very significant amount of the increase is G20,” said police spokesperson Mark Pugash.
The Toronto Police Service also had a “significant” presence at the Vancouver Olympics, which drove salaries higher. However, Pugash added, the federal government has reimbursed the service for the overtime.
Roughly half of the 10,000 officers on duty during the June summit were from Toronto. Many were working on time-and-a-half overtime, on 12-hour shifts.
Scheduled annual salary increases also played in the six-figure spike, said Pugash.
At the end of the day, he added, “as years go by, there’ll be more and more officers whose starting pay puts them on the list without earning a penny of overtime at all.”
Detectives and sergeants, for example, make between $92,217 and $99,529. Staff sergeants earn anywhere from $101,966 to $109,278. And before overtime is taken into account, a first-class constable takes home $81,249 to $88,561 each year.
Making the list for the first time this year is Const. Adam Josephs, a.k.a. “Officer Bubbles.”
Josephs, who last year earned $108,197.45, threatened to arrest a G20 demonstrator for blowing bubbles, a moment that was captured on video and became a YouTube hit last summer.
Chief Bill Blair made $325,940.14 in 2010. In 2009, the chief earned $309,491.19.
And for the third year in a row, Traffic Services Const. Michael Thompson was included on the so-c1alled “sunshine list” of public sector employees in Ontario who earn at least $100,000. Last year, Thompson made $166,095.43, about double his base salary.
The salaries listed include base pay, overtime, court time and retroactive pay, but do not include paid-duty assignments — guarding construction sites and the like. Toronto officers who accept paid-duty shifts earn $65 an hour. In 2009, Toronto police worked 40,919 paid-duty assignments.
Asked if the roster of high earners among Toronto officers will be down next year, Pugash said it’s possible, given that nothing similar to the G20 or Olympics is on the 2011 calendar. However, salaries will continue to climb with collective bargaining commitments.
Pugash also noted that steps have been taken in recent years to monitor overtime tightly and that last week, Blair announced a service-wide belt-tightening review.
“We must ensure the money invested in policing is spent economically and appropriately,” Blair wrote in an internal memo. “We will do whatever we can to help the city reduce the projected budget shortfall for 2012.”
Blair will target efficiencies in each department, as well as look for sources of cost recovery. (The service has long complained it is doing work, such as border control, for which other police jurisdictions should be footing the bill.)
The province’s sunshine list was released Thursday afternoon.
The number of Toronto Police Service employees taking home income of at least six figures last year was up by more than 60 per cent from 2009.
Last year, 2,159 police personnel — the majority of which are uniformed officers — earned more than $100,000, not including taxable benefits. That number is way up from 2009, when only 1,329 employees made the province’s so-called “sunshine list.” In 2008, that number was 1,006.
“I don’t have a specific breakout of the G20, but overwhelmingly, a very significant amount of the increase is G20,” said police spokesperson Mark Pugash.
The Toronto Police Service also had a “significant” presence at the Vancouver Olympics, which drove salaries higher. However, Pugash added, the federal government has reimbursed the service for the overtime.
Roughly half of the 10,000 officers on duty during the June summit were from Toronto. Many were working on time-and-a-half overtime, on 12-hour shifts.
Scheduled annual salary increases also played in the six-figure spike, said Pugash.
At the end of the day, he added, “as years go by, there’ll be more and more officers whose starting pay puts them on the list without earning a penny of overtime at all.”
Detectives and sergeants, for example, make between $92,217 and $99,529. Staff sergeants earn anywhere from $101,966 to $109,278. And before overtime is taken into account, a first-class constable takes home $81,249 to $88,561 each year.
Making the list for the first time this year is Const. Adam Josephs, a.k.a. “Officer Bubbles.”
Josephs, who last year earned $108,197.45, threatened to arrest a G20 demonstrator for blowing bubbles, a moment that was captured on video and became a YouTube hit last summer.
Chief Bill Blair made $325,940.14 in 2010. In 2009, the chief earned $309,491.19.
And for the third year in a row, Traffic Services Const. Michael Thompson was included on the so-c1alled “sunshine list” of public sector employees in Ontario who earn at least $100,000. Last year, Thompson made $166,095.43, about double his base salary.
The salaries listed include base pay, overtime, court time and retroactive pay, but do not include paid-duty assignments — guarding construction sites and the like. Toronto officers who accept paid-duty shifts earn $65 an hour. In 2009, Toronto police worked 40,919 paid-duty assignments.
Asked if the roster of high earners among Toronto officers will be down next year, Pugash said it’s possible, given that nothing similar to the G20 or Olympics is on the 2011 calendar. However, salaries will continue to climb with collective bargaining commitments.
Pugash also noted that steps have been taken in recent years to monitor overtime tightly and that last week, Blair announced a service-wide belt-tightening review.
“We must ensure the money invested in policing is spent economically and appropriately,” Blair wrote in an internal memo. “We will do whatever we can to help the city reduce the projected budget shortfall for 2012.”
Blair will target efficiencies in each department, as well as look for sources of cost recovery. (The service has long complained it is doing work, such as border control, for which other police jurisdictions should be footing the bill.)
The province’s sunshine list was released Thursday afternoon.
Goa Police : 'No need to direct probe when police are seized of matter'
PANAJI: The sessions court, Panaji, has dismissed an application filed by a some social activists seeking that Agasaim police inspector be directed to properly investigate the matter concerning leakage of the MBBS question papers.
Sessions judge Nutan Sardessai observed thus: "There is no justification to direct investigation when the police are already seized of the matter and the investigation is entrusted in the hands of the police officer of the rank of DySP. I, therefore, find no merit in the application which is hereby dismissed."
However, the court refused to look into the locus standi of a public servant, Kashinath Shetye, vis-a-vis his presence in the court. Special public prosecutor (PP) S B Faria had questioned the Shetye's locus standi to file the application, as he is an employee of the state electricity department.
"Questioning the locus standi of the applicant No. 2 (Shetye) in particular, a public servant vis-a-vis his presence in court is not germane to this issue and even otherwise he would be questionable and answerable to his departmental superiors," the court said.
Shetye and two others had approached the court seeking directions to the Agasaim police inspector to register an FIR. They also sought that the PI be directed to investigate the matter properly against all those involved in the crime.
It was alleged by the complainants that three sets of papers, which had been set by three different examiners, had been deliberately leaked for 'wrongful and monetary gains, causing wrongful loss to the students of Goa medical college and hospital'. They alleged that a complaint was filed regarding this with Agasaim PI and SP (North), but they refused to lodge an FIR and acted in connivance with the GU examiners.
However, the police in their reply said that the applicants' complaint was found to be vague and therefore letters were sent to the GU vice-chancellor and Goa medical college (GMC) dean to verify the facts of the question paper leakage. After the report of the committee constituted by the Goa University confirmed that question papers of the third MBBS (part II) general medicine papers I and II were indeed leaked, the police registered an offence. An offence was registered under Section 6 of the Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and other Specified Examinations Act, 1991, Section 406 , Section 409 - both for criminal breach of trust, Section 420 (Cheating) of Indian Penal Code and Section 13 (1) (c) and 13 (1) (d) (criminal misconduct) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the GMC and GU paper setters. The police added that as the offence has to be investigated by an officer of the rank of DySP, the matter is being investigated by the Panaji DySP.
Sessions judge Nutan Sardessai observed thus: "There is no justification to direct investigation when the police are already seized of the matter and the investigation is entrusted in the hands of the police officer of the rank of DySP. I, therefore, find no merit in the application which is hereby dismissed."
However, the court refused to look into the locus standi of a public servant, Kashinath Shetye, vis-a-vis his presence in the court. Special public prosecutor (PP) S B Faria had questioned the Shetye's locus standi to file the application, as he is an employee of the state electricity department.
"Questioning the locus standi of the applicant No. 2 (Shetye) in particular, a public servant vis-a-vis his presence in court is not germane to this issue and even otherwise he would be questionable and answerable to his departmental superiors," the court said.
Shetye and two others had approached the court seeking directions to the Agasaim police inspector to register an FIR. They also sought that the PI be directed to investigate the matter properly against all those involved in the crime.
It was alleged by the complainants that three sets of papers, which had been set by three different examiners, had been deliberately leaked for 'wrongful and monetary gains, causing wrongful loss to the students of Goa medical college and hospital'. They alleged that a complaint was filed regarding this with Agasaim PI and SP (North), but they refused to lodge an FIR and acted in connivance with the GU examiners.
However, the police in their reply said that the applicants' complaint was found to be vague and therefore letters were sent to the GU vice-chancellor and Goa medical college (GMC) dean to verify the facts of the question paper leakage. After the report of the committee constituted by the Goa University confirmed that question papers of the third MBBS (part II) general medicine papers I and II were indeed leaked, the police registered an offence. An offence was registered under Section 6 of the Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and other Specified Examinations Act, 1991, Section 406 , Section 409 - both for criminal breach of trust, Section 420 (Cheating) of Indian Penal Code and Section 13 (1) (c) and 13 (1) (d) (criminal misconduct) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the GMC and GU paper setters. The police added that as the offence has to be investigated by an officer of the rank of DySP, the matter is being investigated by the Panaji DySP.
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