Chandigarh, December 14
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today warned the State of Punjab "not to play games with the court" on the issue of initiating action against convicted police officials.
The verbal assertion came in reaction to the persistent demand by state's senior Additional Advocate-General Rupinder Khosla for the grant of additional time till mid-February next year for initiating action against convicted police officials.
Speaking for the Bench, Justice MM Kumar orally observed in the open court: "We know why you are asking for additional time…. The elections in the state have been (tentatively) announced". Mincing no words, the Bench warned: "You are an officer of the court…. Don't play games with the court".
Khosla had initially sought an additional time of three months from the court for taking action against the convicted police officials. Declining the request, the Bench observed that three years had already passed; and the matter did not require more than a month as the particulars of all convicted police officials were already on the record.
The Bench also gave the state government last opportunity to take action against the convicted police officials by January 31 next; and directed the listing of the matter the next day.
It was then Khosla persistently asked the court to give 15 days more to the State, resulting in the backlash of sorts by the Bench of Justice Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina.
The State also informed the Bench that the services of four convicted DSPs
had been placed under suspension and the matter had been forwarded to the PPSC for its advice. At the very outset, Khosla produced before the Bench a copy of the reference order, vide which the Punjab Government had forwarded the case of the four convicted DSPs to the PPSC for its statutory advice.
During the post-lunch session, the law officer produced an order passed by the government today itself, placing under suspension the services of the four DSPs, Bhupinder Singh Khatra, Parminder Singh, Arinderbir Singh, and Sukhdev Singh Chheena.
The High Court then directed that the PPSC through its secretary be made a party and directed it to take a decision within two weeks of receiving the communication.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today warned the State of Punjab "not to play games with the court" on the issue of initiating action against convicted police officials.
The verbal assertion came in reaction to the persistent demand by state's senior Additional Advocate-General Rupinder Khosla for the grant of additional time till mid-February next year for initiating action against convicted police officials.
Speaking for the Bench, Justice MM Kumar orally observed in the open court: "We know why you are asking for additional time…. The elections in the state have been (tentatively) announced". Mincing no words, the Bench warned: "You are an officer of the court…. Don't play games with the court".
Khosla had initially sought an additional time of three months from the court for taking action against the convicted police officials. Declining the request, the Bench observed that three years had already passed; and the matter did not require more than a month as the particulars of all convicted police officials were already on the record.
The Bench also gave the state government last opportunity to take action against the convicted police officials by January 31 next; and directed the listing of the matter the next day.
It was then Khosla persistently asked the court to give 15 days more to the State, resulting in the backlash of sorts by the Bench of Justice Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina.
The State also informed the Bench that the services of four convicted DSPs
had been placed under suspension and the matter had been forwarded to the PPSC for its advice. At the very outset, Khosla produced before the Bench a copy of the reference order, vide which the Punjab Government had forwarded the case of the four convicted DSPs to the PPSC for its statutory advice.
During the post-lunch session, the law officer produced an order passed by the government today itself, placing under suspension the services of the four DSPs, Bhupinder Singh Khatra, Parminder Singh, Arinderbir Singh, and Sukhdev Singh Chheena.
The High Court then directed that the PPSC through its secretary be made a party and directed it to take a decision within two weeks of receiving the communication.
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