After the High Court of Karnataka questioned how common people could enter the high-security zone such as the Vikasa Soudha to lodge complaints against the police, the State government has now decided to move the State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) to a location that is easily accessible by the public.
State Chief Secretary Arvind Jadhav, in his affidavit filed before the High Court in this regard on Wednesday, said the SPCA would be shifted to the Multi-storey Building, which houses offices of several departments and the Karnataka Lokayukta, after identifying a space in the building.
The SPCA would be shifted to the new location within three months, the Chief Secretary said, and assured the court that office spaces for the District Police Complaints Authority (DPCA) would be provided in the office of the Deputy Commissioner in each district within three months.
Justice A.N. Venugopala Gowda has again expressed dissatisfaction over slackness on the part of the State in making the PCAs functional though the court had issued several directions from past several months.
The court, however, adjourned further hearing till April 28 to enable the State to take more steps towards making the PCAs functional.
