New Delhi : New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on West Bengal’s Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, questioning their conduct and accessibility during the Malda incident. What’s the problem, Mr Chief Secretary? You don’t even take the call of the Chief Justice?” the Chief Justice of India (CJI) asked, expressing strong displeasure over the response of the state’s top bureaucracy.
Justice Bagchi observed, The calls would have come in the evening. It would have been extremely helpful to the Chief Justice and the High Court administration if you had shared your mobile numbers. When the Chief Secretary maintained that his number was available, Justice Bagchi responded sharply: You cannot be so high that the Chief Justice has no access to you. Please lower yourselves so that even the Chief Justice can connect to you.
Highlighting the gravity of the situation, the CJI said the incident began around 3:30 pm but he was informed only at 11:30 pm. “Till then, what all could have happened? Thousands of people were allowed to assemble and keep assembling,” he said. Justice Bagchi added that it took the intervention of the Chief Justice of India to prevent a more serious outcome. The court also pulled up the police response on the ground.
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