The Odisha High Court on Wednesday directed the State DGP Prakash Mishra to appear before the court personally on April 24 with regard to the complaints that police cooperation is not coming forth during eviction drives launched by the district administration in the city.
A Division Bench of Justices MM Das and Indrajit Mahanti adjudicating a PIl pertaining to the civic problems of the city ordered for a personal appearance of the DGP when the Bench was told that the police are not providing the requisite security to maintain law and order during eviction drives.
The court, also expressing concern over the poor roads, drains and sewerage conditions in the satellite city of the Cuttack development Authority (CDA) at Markat Nagar, decided that the Bench would personally go to Markat Nagar on Friday to take stock of the situation.
In another related matter, the court directed the State Health Secretary to inform the court in an affidavit detailing what steps have been taken to fill up the vacant posts of assistant professors in the SCB Medical College and other Government teaching hospitals.
According to sources, more than 400 teaching posts are now lying vacant in the three Government teaching hospitals of the State.