New Delhi: Center have told Supreme court It is the responsibility of the state governments to provide the protection To judges And court premises are state subjects as police and public order and it can only issue certain guidelines which it has already done.
“Public Order and Police comes under List II of the Seventh Schedule” The constitution of India And, therefore, the security of Courts and Judges is within the purview of the respective States/UTs. However, guidelines have been issued to strengthen the security system in this regard. home Ministry…for the security of High Courts and District/Subordinate Courts. The said guidelines, inter alia, stipulate that Protection Review Groups (PRGs) consisting of State Special Branch, Intelligence and Home Departments, High Courts and District/Subordinate Courts as well as security arrangements will be reviewed from time to time. Will review. Judges,” said the Centre.
As the top court is examining measures to enhance the security of judges after taking suo motu cognizance of the recent murder of a lower court judge in Jharkhand and sought answers from the states and the Centre, the government said it had Guidelines were issued in In which there is a need to create a special unit/branch by the states and union territories to look after the security of the judges/courts.
The court also has to decide whether a special force along the lines of Railway Protection Force A PIL filed by Karankar Mahalik through his lawyer Durga Dutta should be put under the control of the judiciary for the safety of the judges and the court premises.
“The guidelines issued by the MHA state that the Security Review Group (PRG) will review the security arrangements for HC and district/subordinate courts as well as judges. When such arrangements are being discussed, the Registrar General of the concerned HC will also be invited to the PRG meetings. The PRG will approve the security measures. The PRG will review the security every six months.
The Center in its earlier affidavit told the court that there was no need to create a dedicated security force for the judiciary here and argued that a special unit or branch should be formed within the state police for this purpose.
“Public Order and Police comes under List II of the Seventh Schedule” The constitution of India And, therefore, the security of Courts and Judges is within the purview of the respective States/UTs. However, guidelines have been issued to strengthen the security system in this regard. home Ministry…for the security of High Courts and District/Subordinate Courts. The said guidelines, inter alia, stipulate that Protection Review Groups (PRGs) consisting of State Special Branch, Intelligence and Home Departments, High Courts and District/Subordinate Courts as well as security arrangements will be reviewed from time to time. Will review. Judges,” said the Centre.
As the top court is examining measures to enhance the security of judges after taking suo motu cognizance of the recent murder of a lower court judge in Jharkhand and sought answers from the states and the Centre, the government said it had Guidelines were issued in In which there is a need to create a special unit/branch by the states and union territories to look after the security of the judges/courts.
The court also has to decide whether a special force along the lines of Railway Protection Force A PIL filed by Karankar Mahalik through his lawyer Durga Dutta should be put under the control of the judiciary for the safety of the judges and the court premises.
“The guidelines issued by the MHA state that the Security Review Group (PRG) will review the security arrangements for HC and district/subordinate courts as well as judges. When such arrangements are being discussed, the Registrar General of the concerned HC will also be invited to the PRG meetings. The PRG will approve the security measures. The PRG will review the security every six months.
The Center in its earlier affidavit told the court that there was no need to create a dedicated security force for the judiciary here and argued that a special unit or branch should be formed within the state police for this purpose.
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