‘Central security must for HC’
The new security system should be operational when the court opens
By : p.arul
Update: 2015-10-31 07:25 GMT
Chennai: Expressing deep anguish over the issue of providing security to the Madras high court being unnecessarily made into the more of an ego issue with political overtones rather than to look at the larger canvas of the security arrangements of the campus, the Madras high court stuck to its earlier order and directed the central and state government to place the new central security in the campus by November 16.
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, before which the suo-moto proceedings initiated by the court came up for hearing, said that “we make it clear the new security system should be operational when the court opens after the recess on November 16.
TN opposes CISF deployment in HC:
Opposing the deployment of Central Security force in Madras high court, the state government has stated that it would lead to jurisdictional issues and consequent problems.
The state government has informed the Union home ministry, at a meeting in New Delhi recently, that police and public order are State subjects and deployment of Central forces in any State are done on the request of the state government and assist them in maintenance of public order.
Deployment of CISF or any central force, would imply enforcement of compulsory frisking, mandatory checking of all badges/ suitcases etc, entry would be allowed only on basis of identity card, preferably biometric identification. These may themselves create additional friction points as they might be resented by advocates. Non-familiarity with local language and sensitivities could further exacerbate the situation.
Hence, the introduction of a central police force could probably worsen the prevailing situation. Deployment of CISF or any other central force may not necessarily be a solution to the problems. The responsibility would still lie with the State police as power of arrest, investigation etc is vested with the state police and not any central force. Therefore, deployment of central force would lead to jurisdictional issues and consequent problems.