<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007020805890600.htm&date=2007/02/08/&prd=th&;> *Kerala move to retain control over police soon *
Special Correspondent http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/08/stories/2007020805890600.htm * Chief Minister says the ordinance will protect the interests of the State * THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to recommend an ordinance to retain its control over the police. The decision was taken in view of a Supreme Court directive taking away the powers of the State Government to control the police to a substantial degree. The Court had directed the States last year to form State Security Commissions to reduce "unwarranted" influence on the police and ensure a minimum tenure of two years for the Director-General of Police. It also mandated that each State should have a Police Establishment Board to decide transfers, postings, promotions and other service-related matters of officers below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. A Police Complaints Authority should be established at the district level to look into complaints against officers of and up to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. The investigating police shall be separated from the law and order police to ensure speedier investigation, better expertise and improved rapport with the people. The ordinance is intended to bypass the Supreme Court order, while implementing the other directives of the Court. Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan said the implementation of the Court order would limit the powers of the State Government. The ordinance would "protect the interests of the State, he said." The Chief Minister said the Government had given due consideration to the directives of the Court while drafting the delegation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
