The Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Friday directed the federal and Punjab governments to appoint a permanent Inspector General of Police in the province within one month. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah further directed the governments to form provincial and districts level public safety commissions also as envisaged by the Police Order 2002.
The chief justice adjourned hearing for one month with direction to the government to submit a compliance report. The chief justice was hearing a petition of a citizen, Abdul Razzaq, seeking enforcement of a number of provisions of Police Order and challenging the appointment of acting-IGP of Punjab.
The counsel, Saad Rasool, argued that appointments of IGPs and CCPOs should be made on the recommendations of the duly-constituted National Public Safety Commission. However, he said, the commission had never been properly constituted since the promulgation of Police Order in 2002. During the hearing, a provincial law officer told the court that the Police Order 2002 had been amended recently eliminating the role of National Public Safety Commission in the appointment of IGP. He pointed out that the provincial government would now appoint the IGP from among a panel of three eligible police officers recommended by the federal government.
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