Vacant police posts: HC slaps contempt notice on home secy
Nagpur: Bombay HC's Nagpur bench on Monday issued contempt notices to the state home secretary and the deputy secretary for failing to implement a 2023 govt resolution (GR) that mandated the filling of vacant posts in the police force across the state.
A bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Sachin Deshmukh passed the order after amicus curiae Raheel Mirza said the GR had directed all commissionerates and SP offices to conduct manpower surveys and initiate recruitment in view of rising work pressure and the growing threat of cybercrimes.
Expressing frustration over repeated delays, the court said the state's defence—blaming the finance department for not releasing funds—was "a mere eyewash".
"The govt has failed to take concrete steps. These delaying tactics are unacceptable," the bench noted while hearing the notices in a suo motu criminal PIL on road accidents in Nagpur due to poor infrastructure and traffic mismanagement.
Despite reminders on Feb 27 and April 28 this year, govt did not provide a concrete response on filling hundreds of vacant posts.
The court also sought details of the state's recruitment policy and action taken to resolve the acute manpower shortage.
—Vaibhav Ganjapure
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