Supreme Court raps 9 states, one UT for no response on protectees’ list
11 July 2013 5:16 AM IST
Nine states and Union Territory of Chandhigarh were today rapped by the Supreme Court for not giving details to the Ministry of Home Affairs about the list of persons being protected either by the central government or by the state administration. ‘The Union Home Secretary is writing to all state secretaries. Why you did not respond to the letter of the Union Home Secretary? Was the copy of the letter not made available to you?
‘You do not have any answer. We are, so far, avoiding summoning senior officials to this court. It seems the soft approach of this court is misunderstood by the officers,’ a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi said. The bench, which is hearing a petition relating to the misuse of red beacons and VIP security to various categories of persons, on 1 May. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chandhigarh did not provide the list of protectees to MHA, the affidavit said.
‘You do not have any answer. We are, so far, avoiding summoning senior officials to this court. It seems the soft approach of this court is misunderstood by the officers,’ a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi said. The bench, which is hearing a petition relating to the misuse of red beacons and VIP security to various categories of persons, on 1 May. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chandhigarh did not provide the list of protectees to MHA, the affidavit said.
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