Kerala HC Division Bench allows State’s appeal against Single Judge order quashing police association rejig

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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has allowed the State government’s appeal against a Single Bench decision setting aside reorganisation of the police associations in the State. 

The Single Bench had earlier set aside an order by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to restructure the police associations and split up the members and assets of the Kerala Police Officers Association between the Kerala Police Association and the Kerala Police Senior Officers Association.

A Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and A.K. Preeta allowed the State’s appeal against the Single Bench order. In its appeal, the State contended that the restructuring was initiated because the existing association structure no longer reflected the prevailing service structure. Through the reorganisation, the State intended to bring police personnel with broadly common service conditions, promotional avenues, administrative requirements and welfare concerns under a common representative forum.

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