COURTESY HT SEPT 5

HC ASKS PUNJAB TO SUBMIT DETAILS OF FIRS AGAINST ALL POLICE OFFICERS
Chandigarh : The Punjab and Haryana HC has directed the Punjab government to submit details of FIRs registered against all serving police officers.

The bench of justice Anupinder Singh Grewal also directed that details of nature of criminal case and status be also submitted along with current posting of these officers. Details have been sought by October 3.

The order was passed on the plea of one Surjit Singh, a Moga resident, who had approached the court challenging his dismissal order passed by SSP, Moga. He had submitted that the order was passed without taking into consideration the order passed by the IGP, Ferozepur range, on November 23, 2018.

In that order, he had been reinstated after registration of FIR against him, the court was told adding that criminal case against him is pending adjudication and dismissal order is discriminatory in as much as large number of police officers, who are facing criminal cases are still in service. HTC