Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai (SR)

Mumbai, Aug 6: The Maharashtra government, on Monday, was issued a notice by the Bombay High Court seeking details of the current strength and vacancies in the state police. While hearing a suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL), following a previous direction by the Supreme Court (SC), the bench of chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar issued the notice. The court said while hearing a PIL on police reforms in March, the SC directed its registry to send records pertaining to vacancies in the police department in each state to the high court concerned.

The Supreme Court was informed that the maximum number of vacancies in the police department existed in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Apex court said, several orders had been passed in the past, but it would be appropriate if the high courts in not just these six states, but all states across the country monitored the situation in their respective jurisdictions.

The High court bench led by chief justice Nandrajog, took cognisance of the issue and directed the Maharashtra government to place all relevant material on record before the court by September 16.