Allahabad, July 14: The Allahabad High Court today issued contempt notices to state principal secretary (Home) and a senior police officer for non-compliance of its order on setting up a medical board to verify the physical condition of police recruits, who were sacked on health grounds.
Justice Sabhajeet Yadav directed the principal secretary and senior superintendent of police, Jalaun to comply with court’s January 23 order by August 19, failing which they will have to appear before it in person.
The order was passed on a contempt petition filed by one Mahendra Kumar and 11 others, who were among recruits sacked on health grounds by the BSP Government. They were recruited during the previous SP rule.
The petitioners had filed a writ petition contending that after being recruited into the force in 2006, they were sacked by the government, which had enquired into alleged irregularities in the selection process.
The court had directed the government to get the matter re-examined by setting up a ‘medical board’, which would look into their physical condition.
The petitioners moved the contempt petition charging the government with having taken no steps in pursuance of the earlier court order.
–Agencies