CHENNAI: Justice S M Subramaniam of the Madras top courtroom has change into the primary pass judgement on in the country to voluntarily go under steady CCTV glare, directing cameras to be installed in his chamber and "strongly" recommending that the authentic chambers of all higher officials in the state be secured in a similar way to avoid circumstances of sexual harassment and safeguard the interests of ladies employees.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, who said, “An ounce of apply is price more than tonnes of preaching,” Justice Subramaniam said, “The police department is preaching with a duty that all of the residents, condo owners, buyers and others shall install CCTV cameras of their respective premises, to permit police to nab offenders. This being the stand of the dept, what about the offenders and black sheep in the chambers and administrative center rooms of the dept — what measures were taken to nab them?”
The pass judgement on made the observations while vacating the keep in opposition to a CB-CID probe right into a sexual harassment criticism made via a woman superintendent of police in opposition to DVAC joint director S Murugan.
Pulling up the DVAC for now not taking quick action on the criticism with due seriousness, the pass judgement on said, on the first instance, the Internal Complaints Committee was once constituted under the chairmanship of A Radhika, deputy director, DVAC.
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It was once a mockery on the a part of the authorities concerned to appoint an officer of the rank of deputy director of DVAC because the presiding officer to behavior an inquiry in opposition to the joint director of the similar department.
“One can simply visualize that such an workout was once achieved either to frustrate the inquiry or to make a compromise on the criticism. However, some other ICC was once reconstituted in the chairmanship of Srilakshmi Prasad who is in the rank of DGP,” he identified.
The pass judgement on then showed the constitution of an inner court cases committee headed via ADGP Srilakshmi Prasad and said that the committee shall continue with the inquiry following procedures under the Sexual Harassment Act.
The courtroom directed the chief secretary to begin additional actions in opposition to Murugan under the related service rules, that have been vital under the info and instances of the case and with reference to the criticism made via the girl SP dated August 4, 2018. The courtroom then posted the pleas to March 6 for reporting compliance.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, who said, “An ounce of apply is price more than tonnes of preaching,” Justice Subramaniam said, “The police department is preaching with a duty that all of the residents, condo owners, buyers and others shall install CCTV cameras of their respective premises, to permit police to nab offenders. This being the stand of the dept, what about the offenders and black sheep in the chambers and administrative center rooms of the dept — what measures were taken to nab them?”
The pass judgement on made the observations while vacating the keep in opposition to a CB-CID probe right into a sexual harassment criticism made via a woman superintendent of police in opposition to DVAC joint director S Murugan.
Pulling up the DVAC for now not taking quick action on the criticism with due seriousness, the pass judgement on said, on the first instance, the Internal Complaints Committee was once constituted under the chairmanship of A Radhika, deputy director, DVAC.
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It was once a mockery on the a part of the authorities concerned to appoint an officer of the rank of deputy director of DVAC because the presiding officer to behavior an inquiry in opposition to the joint director of the similar department.
“One can simply visualize that such an workout was once achieved either to frustrate the inquiry or to make a compromise on the criticism. However, some other ICC was once reconstituted in the chairmanship of Srilakshmi Prasad who is in the rank of DGP,” he identified.
The pass judgement on then showed the constitution of an inner court cases committee headed via ADGP Srilakshmi Prasad and said that the committee shall continue with the inquiry following procedures under the Sexual Harassment Act.
The courtroom directed the chief secretary to begin additional actions in opposition to Murugan under the related service rules, that have been vital under the info and instances of the case and with reference to the criticism made via the girl SP dated August 4, 2018. The courtroom then posted the pleas to March 6 for reporting compliance.
Madras HC judge orders CCTV cameras in chambers
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