Cops should be deployed for protecting common man: SC
8 Feb 2013 7:02 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that police personnel who are put on duty for giving security cover to VIPs be deployed for better purposes like making the roads safe for women.
A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi raised question about why so many people are given police security and said that even judges of various courts would not have a problem if security personnel given to them are withdrawn and deployed on streets. The bench, however, refrained from passing any order as many states failed to file their response on the number of security personnel deployed in their states for VIP security and cost borne by them.
The court granted time till Monday to file affidavit on deployment of policemen for VIP security and said that their home secretaries will have to personally appear before it if they fail to file their response.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by a Uttar Pradesh resident on misuse of red beacon in the state.
A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi raised question about why so many people are given police security and said that even judges of various courts would not have a problem if security personnel given to them are withdrawn and deployed on streets. The bench, however, refrained from passing any order as many states failed to file their response on the number of security personnel deployed in their states for VIP security and cost borne by them.
The court granted time till Monday to file affidavit on deployment of policemen for VIP security and said that their home secretaries will have to personally appear before it if they fail to file their response.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by a Uttar Pradesh resident on misuse of red beacon in the state.
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