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Resolution <strong>of</strong>‘Civil Disputes’ <strong>by</strong> <strong>Police</strong>KeywordsUmesh Sharraf*, IPSCivil Disputes, Resolution, Litigation, Lok Adalat.Abstractfor their grievance redressal actually do not come with a complaint, whichdiscloses commission <strong>of</strong> a cognizable <strong>of</strong>fence. A very large proportion <strong>of</strong>these minor disputes in the community are what is called “civil disputes”.Most <strong>Police</strong> Manuals <strong>and</strong> Rules actually prevent the police from taking aproactive role in settlement <strong>of</strong> such disputes. There is a mismatch betweenthe pressure <strong>of</strong> the community’s expectations <strong>and</strong> the conventional limitsplaced on the police role.A system-oriented effort to resolve such civil disputes was made <strong>by</strong> theauthor as Commissioner <strong>of</strong> <strong>Police</strong> in Vijayawada to provide an effectiveAnumber <strong>of</strong> citizens who come to <strong>Police</strong> Stations <strong>and</strong> Senior come with a complaint, which discloses commission <strong>of</strong> acognizable <strong>of</strong>fence. A very large proportion <strong>of</strong> these minor disputesin the community are what is called “civil disputes”. In a very largenumber <strong>of</strong> cases, the citizens come with money or property disputeswhich require resolution.Due to endemic delay in civil procedure, most <strong>of</strong> these citizenshesitate to approach Civil Courts <strong>and</strong> look for speedy resolution toAuthor Intro. :* JMD (Vigilance & Security), AP TRANSCO, Hyderabad.E-mail: usharraf@rediffmail.com78 January - March, 2013
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