Patkar sues govt for failing to reform police

It blames the government of failure to enhance security measures and implement the police reforms ordered by the Supreme Court in 2006. The court had directed all states to bring about reforms such as setting up a state security commission and various other panels,ensuring proper selection and separating investigation from law and order. In 2007,the court reiterated that most of the reforms had to be introduced without delay.

Patkar said the Maharashtra government issued three resolutions for constitution of a security panel,establishment board and complaints authority,but never followed these up with action. Patkar cites a recent High Court order (A N Roy case) that those Supreme Court directions are mandatory,and points out that the government has still taken no steps; this,she said,amounts to contempt. The case will be heard on June 11.