HC slams Centre, Delhi Police for 'apathy' on PSOs for judicial officers
New Delhi, April 22 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over the Centre and Delhi Police's stance that personal security officers (PSOs) should be provided to judicial officers only on a case-by-case basis, depending on threat assessment, and that extending such protection could trigger similar demands from other government servants.
The bench of justice Manoj Jain observed that this approach risked undermining judicial independence and asked why there was so much "apathy" towards the question of providing security.
"You want someone to be first threatened, assaulted, and only then you will come to the rescue? You don't want to create an atmosphere where officers can roam freely? ... If they (neighbouring states)...
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