Kochi (Kerala), Sept. 22 -- : The Kerala High Court on Wednesday criticised the State Police for not complying with the Court's direction of not using disrespectful words against citizens and also condemned the harassment by the police.

The court condemned it by saying, "No matter how many times we say, our police force won't change. They will continue with the attitude and system we had in colonial times, a hundred years ago."

The single judge Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran observed this while hearing two petitions citing police harassment.

One petitioner, who is a doctor alleged that the police used the disrespectful colloquial term 'Eda', which the court directed to avoid, on September 3. As per the Court's direction, the State P...