India, Jan. 22 -- The Supreme Court has asked states to devise an appropriate policy for media briefing by police after considering the manual prepared by a senior lawyer assisting it as amicus curiae.

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a batch of petitions regarding the modalities followed by the police in conducting media briefings where a probe is in progress.

In an order dated January 15, the bench noted "the laborious exercise" undertaken by the amicus, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, and said the police manual had been prepared after taking into account the perspectives of the Centre and international practices.

The Supreme Court, however, said that the States had not shown adequate interest ...