The Supreme Court today has directed the Home Ministry of all states. It has directed them to file affidavits in which details of vacancies in police services at all levels will be mentioned.

The Bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, including Justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud, as per reports said that “In view of the importance of the issue, we require Home Secretaries of all the state governments to file affidavits in this court depicting the necessary position. In order to ensure compliance of the order, we hereby direct respondent number one (Centre) to communicate the instant order to the Home Secretaries of all the state governments within one week”.

The court was hearing the petition in which the petitioner has mentioned that around 5.42 lakh vacancies are in police services.

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