Chandigarh, January 16
Less than a month after the Punjab Government admitted that no less than 103 convicted police functionaries were continuing in service, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked an Additional Chief Secretary to have a relook at the information. Justice Arun Monga also made it clear the filing of a false affidavit “if that be so” by such a senior state functionary was a matter of serious concern.
The direction came after counsel for a petitioner submitted that entire information sought by the court had not been disclosed in the affidavit dated December 10, 2020, filed by Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home. He added only a half true picture had been projected. Some of the serving police officials/ officers were deliberately being shielded and specific instances were enumerated in replication by the petitioner.