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section 31

Superintendent of Police.

The Punjab Police Act 2007 - Modificaton (U.T., Chandigarh
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Chapter II CONSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION OF POLICE SERVICE

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  1. (1) The following shall be the responsibilities of the Director General of Powers and responsibilities of Police, namely:- Director General of Police
    • (a) To enforce the policies and other action plans, approved by the State Government; and
    • (b) To administer, control and supervise the police service to ensure its efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and accountability
  2. (2) The Director General of Police, with the approval of the State Government, may outsource any of the functions of the police in order to improve efficiency in the functions of the police subject to rules framed under this Act. 32. (1) The State Government shall constitute a police establishment Police Establishment Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Establishment Committee), Committees which shall consist of the following police officers, at the Headquarters, namely :-
    • (a) the Director General of Police : Chairperson
    • (b) the Head of State Intelligence Wing; : Member
    • (c) the Head of the Administration Wing; : Member
    • (d) the Head of Law and Order Wing; and : Member
    • (e) the Inspector General of Police, : Member Headquarters, Punjab.
  3. (2) The Establishment Committee shall decide with regard to transfers postings of police officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
  4. (3) The Establishment Committee shall also consider and recommend to the Director General of Police, the names of the non-Gazetted Officers for posting to a police range on initial appointment, or for transfer of subordinate ranks from one police zone or police range to another police zone or police range, as the case may be, where such transfer is considered expedient for the Police Service.
  5. (4) The transfers and postings of subordinate ranks, within a police zone, shall be decided by the Inspector General of Police of zone on the recommendation of a Committee comprising all the ranges in that zone.
  6. (5) The transfers and postings of officers subordinate ranks, within a Police Range, shall be decided by the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the range on the recommendation of a Committee, comprising of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the range and the Senior Superintendents of Police of all the districts in that range.
  7. (6) The postings and transfers of officers of subordinate ranks within a police district, shall be decided by the Senior Superintendent of Police of the district on the recommendation of all Superintendents of Police posted in the District: Provided that the Director General of Police or any other officer, authorized by him, may decide transfers falling under sub-sections (4),(5) & (6) at his own level in such cases, as he deems fit Chapter IV POLICING IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ORDER AND

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