We are totally independent. The State government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court of having constituted a State-level Police Complaints Authority headed by the Home Secretary and … One of the those directions was related to creation of police complaints authority.That direction specifically stated that there should be district level police complaints authority to inquire into complaints against officers up to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police and such authorities could be headed by retired district judges whose names could be recommended by the Chief Justice of the jurisdictional High Court.Similarly, the head of the State level Police Complaints Authority should be chosen from among a panel of names of retired High Court judges proposed by the Chief Justice. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. 6 POLICE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS Independ- 5-41) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution Authority. Such authorities could also comprise of three or five members depending upon the volume of complaints received in different States, the apex court had said.On the contrary, a provision had been inserted in the Tamil Nadu Police (Reforms) Act for appointment of bureaucrats alone to chair the police complaints authority and such an exercise could not be accepted, the petitioner’s counsel claimed.You have reached your limit for free articles this month.Find mobile-friendly version of articles from the day's newspaper in one easy-to-read list.Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly.Enjoy reading as many articles as you wish without any limitations.A one-stop-shop for seeing the latest updates, and managing your preferences.A select list of articles that match your interests and tastes.We brief you on the latest and most important developments, three times a day. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda.Your support for our journalism is invaluable.

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All Rights Reserved If you have a complaint about the Police, you can come to us. The State government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court of having constituted a State-level Police Complaints Authority headed by the Home Secretary and district-level authorities led by Collectors concerned for inquiring into complaints of rape, death or grievous hurt caused to people in police custody.Advocate-General Vijay Narayan told a Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha that a Government Order was issued on November 14 for the constitution of the State level as well as district level complaints authorities in accordance with Chapter IV of the Tamil Nadu Police (Reforms) Act of 2013.The submission was made during the hearing of a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate A.P. Police Complaint Authority In 2006, Supreme Court passed a decision for case "Prakash Singh Vs Union of India" for Central and State governments to implementing its seven directives for Police reforms.

However, it is pointed out that it was only seven years later in 2013 that the State Government finally brought out the Pertinently, the petitioner has contended that the powers of the PCA as originally envisioned by the Supreme Court has been diluted in the 2013 Act in the following ways, i.e:Raising grievance to the ineffective implementation of the Prakash Singh ruling, the petitioner asserts that, Referring to the recent Sathankulam custodial deaths, the petitioner submits, "Other incidents of police excesses cited by the petitioner to buttress his case include the following:Death of N Kumaresan while the custody of the Veerakeralampudur Police;The 2018 massacre of 13 unarmed protestors in Thoothukudi amid demonstrations against the Sterlite Copper Factory;The custodial rape of a woman in Udumalaipettai police station in 2015;Therefore, the Court has now been urged to issue directions to:Plea moved in Madras High Court for constitution of effective Police Complaints Authorities in the wake of the Sathankulam Custodial DeathsCopyright © 2020 Bar and Bench. Police Complaints Authority is a body that adjudicates allegations of improper or shoddy investigations, refusal to file FIRs, custodial torture and high-handedness against the police. You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. Suryaprakasam, 66, seeking a direction to the government to constitute the authorities at the earliest in accordance with directions issued by the Supreme Court to all State governments in the famous Prakash Singh’s case in 2006.Though the government claimed to have already constituted the authorities, the petitioner’s counsel M.L. (1) The Authority shall comprise a Director and a Deputy Director to … under the Constitution. relating to the powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Police Service Commission, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Act, the Autliority shall

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