Wanted panel to probe complaints against bureaucrats, police: CJI https://indianexpress.com/article/india/wanted-panel-to-probe-complaints-against-bureaucrats-police-cji-7547042/
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said Friday that he had a “lot of reservations” on the “behaviour of the bureaucracy and police” in the country and had, at one point of time, even thought of forming a committee to examine complaints against them.
“I have a lot of reservations at the way how the bureaucracy, particularly how police officers are behaving in this country… I was at one time thinking of creating a standing committee headed by Chief Justice of High Court to examine atrocities and complaints against bureaucrats, particularly police officers… I want to reserve that. Don’t want to do it now,” the CJI said.
He made these remarks when the bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, was hearing a petition filed by suspended Chhattisgarh Additional DG Gurjinder Pal Singh, seeking protection in a case of extortion registered by the state police.
“State of affairs in the country is sad. When a political party is in power, police officials side with a particular party. Then, when a new party comes to power, the government initiates action against those officials. This is a new trend, which needs to be stopped,” he had said. “This is a very disturbing trend and the police department itself is responsible for this… Do not say that your client (Singh) was fair. Your client must have acted as per the directions of the government of the day,” the court had told Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman who appeared for Singh.