New Delhi: The three IPS officers, who were summoned on Saturday by the Ministry of the Interior (MHA) to serve in the central delegation, have no choice but to comply with the order and the West Bengal government is obliged to relieve them. According to the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules 1954, in the event of any disagreement between the Center and the state governments, the “concerned state governments will give effect to the central government’s decision.”
The rules for delegation say that a cadre officer may, with the concurrence of the state governments involved and the Center, be delegated for service under the central government or another state government or under a company, association or body of individuals, as whether incorporated or not, which is wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the central government or another state government. “Provided that in the event of any disagreement, the matter will be decided by the central government and the state government or interested state governments will give effect to the central government’s decision,” the rules say.
The MHA is the cadre control authority for officers of the Police Service of India (IPS). While Bholanath Pandey, SP, Diamond Harbor, is an IPS officer from the 2011 group, Praveen Tripathi, DIG, Presidency Range, is an IPS officer from the 2004 group and Rajeev Mishra, ADG, South Bengal, is an IPS officer of the group 1996.
The three IPS officers belonging to the West Bengal cadre have been called up to serve in the central delegation in view of the lapses that allegedly led to an attack on the convoy of BJP President JP Nadda in West Bengal on Thursday.
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