HC docks salary of two inspectors

Didn’t Execute NBW Against An Accused

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:

01.01.2022

The Madras high court has directed the Chennai police commissioner to recover salary paid to two women inspectors who failed to execute a non-bailable warrant issued against a person accused of domestic violence. Justice P Velmurugan said that the officers are not entitled to receive salary during the period as they failed to perform their duties as station house officers.

“Therefore, the commissioner is directed to take departmental action against the two delinquent officials and recover their salary during their period as station house officer in Anna Nagar all women police station and remit the same back to the government and file an action taken report on the same, before this court as early as possible preferably before February 2022,” the court said. The issue pertains to a plea moved by Parimala, who had filed a domestic violence case against her husband. On October 23, 2010, a mahila court had issued a NBW against her husband since he failed to appear before the court.

However, even after repeated reminders, the Anna Nagar all women police failed to execute the NBW. Aggrieved, Parimala moved the high court.

When the plea came up for hearing, the court ordered the appearance of the inspectors who were in charge of the station at the relevant point of time. Inspectors Dhanalakshmi and Selvi appeared before the court but failed to satisfactorily explain why they did not execute the NBW.

Recording the submissions, the court said, “The two delinquent officers being public servants and getting salary from the public money, did not perform their duty satisfactorily and failed to obey the order of this court, for which, there is no valid reason offered. ”

Hence, according to this court, they are not entitled for the salary during their period as station house officer in the police station, the judge added.