Top cops deliberate on Police Reforms and Arbitration at 42nd All India Police Science Congress

GANGTOK, 16 Feb: The 42nd All India Police Science Congress started its 2nd day with an extended session on “Police Reforms” chaired by Dr. Tri Nath Mishra, Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation and co-chaired by Shri Vikaram Srivastava, IPS, Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development.  As per a press release issued by IG Armed Police Akshay Sachdeva, during the discussion, the Congress unanimously felt that the police reforms is an urgent need both at the national as well as State levels in qualitative and quantitative terms.  The Congress identified various issues which need to be taken due care to bring police reforms in police forces across the country.  The Congress constituted a committee of group of senior officers to examine all the issues and prepare a status report to take up these issues with the Government of India in a time bound manner.
The Congress discussed the subject titled, “Police As a Facilitator to Resolve Minor Disputes in Community” in a plenary session chaired by Shri Kamal Kumar IPS, former Director, National Police Academy, Hyderabad.  During deliberations, it was felt that police is supposed to play a very vital role as an arbitrator or conciliator in resolving the minor disputes like family conflict, civil dispute etc. as prescribed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.  The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 amended in 2000, a Pre-Litigation conciliation Forum is required to be established to resolve the minor disputes. Village Panchayats should be given more teeth in this regard as is incorporated in the Bihar Panchayat Act, informs the press release.