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| IGP Kashmir asks officers to strictly adhere to SOPs for making election incident free | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 7: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir V K Birdi on Tuesday stressed upon conducting extensive area domination, taking preventive measures to maitain law and order situation and adhering strictly to the standard operating procedures for making election incident free.
This he said during a review meeting in Budgam district of central Kashmir.
Budgam district is part of the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, which will go to polls on May 13. Besides, Budgam, Srinagar Lok Sabha seat is spread over four districts - Srinagar, Ganderbal in central Kashmir and Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir.
A police spokesman said to ensure a smooth and incident free Lok sabha election 2024, IGP Kashmir along with Deputy Inspector General of police central Kashmir range visited district Budgam and reviewed the poll preparedness.
At the outset of the meeting, SSP Budgam Nikhil Borkar along with Additional SP Budgam Ragav gave a detailed presentation about the induction, de-induction of the security forces and the polling personnel at their respective polling locations.
In addition to this, the route plan, domination by the security forces during the induction day and the poll day were discussed in detail, the spokesman said.
During his visit, IGP Kashmir stressed upon the close coordination of the District Police with central armed police forces (CAPF) and civil administration and its need for the smooth conduct of the election process.
He also emphasized upon providing quality accomodation and proper facilities to the security forces which have been inducted for polling.
The meeting also focused on the pre-poll strategies to keep the security grid more vigilant and alert. Also, the security of candidates, deployment for the poll campaigns and overall security arrangements of the district were also discussed.
He further stressed upon conducting extensive area domination, taking preventive measures to maintain prevent law and order situation and adhering strictly to the SOPs for making election incident free.
The visit underscored the commitment of Jammu Kashmir Police to provide free, fair and secure environment to general public to exercise their right of voting without fear and favour, the spokesman said.
Court Imposes Costs on Petitioner for Misleading Actions
In a noteworthy judgment, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the petition of Gulshan Kumar, imposing costs of Rs. 20,000 on the petitioner for misleading the court. The decision came after the court observed that the petitioner had engaged in fraudulent behavior by deliberately omitting crucial information before the Trial Court.
The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, had approached the court seeking relief against an order passed by the Trial Court. However, it was revealed during the proceedings that the petitioner had intentionally left out a necessary party, respondent no. 5, from the proceedings, while obtaining interim directions against them. This deliberate act of omission amounted to playing mischief with the court and suppressing material facts.
During the hearing, arguments were presented by various legal representatives, including Adv Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal for the petitioner, Deputy AG KDS Kotwal for the UT, and Advocates Parvesh Singh Salaria & Satinder Gupta for private respondent 5, Harshvardhan Singh.
Justice Nargal highlighted that such actions by litigants undermine the integrity of the judicial process. The court emphasized that suppression of material facts constitutes fraud and abuse of the legal process, depriving unscrupulous litigants of equitable remedies.
In light of these findings, the court deemed it appropriate to impose costs of Rs. 20,000 on the petitioner, payable to the Advocates' Welfare Fund within four weeks. This decision serves as a deterrent against similar misconduct in the future and upholds the integrity of the judicial system.
The judgment underscores the importance of transparency and honesty in legal proceedings, reinforcing the principle that all parties must approach the court with clean hands. |
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