BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to state government on a contempt petition, alleging that its orders to make provision for security commission in the Police Act has not been complied with.
In its order dated September 22, the High Court had granted two months time to the state government for amending the Police Act and making a provision for security commission. The matter had initially come up before the High Court in 2009.
RTI activist Ajay Dubey, who moved the petition, filed a contempt petition in the high court as the relevant bill did not come up during the winter session of the assembly, which was adjourned sine die on December two. Hearing the petition, a division bench comprising Justice K K Lahoti and Justice Vimla Jain directed issuance of notice to the state government and fixed the next date of hearing on December 15.
The State government plans to set up a security commission remained in pipeline for the last two years . The Commission is supposed to regulate the police functioning in State, including their transfers and promotions. It will comprise of the Home Minister, the Director General of Police (DGP), leaders from the opposition parties and social activists.
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