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CHRI was able to acquire hard copies of the orders passed by the Complaints Authority through aRight to Information (RTI) request made to the Authority. A careful analysis of the material receivedreveals that the Authority received 100 complaints between September 2008 and August 2009. Innone of these 100 complaints has the Authority recommended the registration of an FIR against theerrant police officer.The section presents an analysis of the orders, with a focus on identifying the trends in complainantprofiles, types of complaints received, procedure adopted by the Authority to decide upon complaintsand ends with a summary analysis of the orders passed by the Authority. The aim is not to provideempty criticism of the working of the Authority but to highlight the areas that need attention and providerecommendations for the consideration of the Authority as well as the government.Profile of the ComplainantsGender ProfileAfter the analysis of the complainants it is clear that the majority are male. While 63 of the complaintswere received from males, only 33 complainants out of 100 were filed by women. Some groups in thecommunity, particularly women, are known to be reluctant to use the complaints procedure. The Authoritymust pursue any positive strategies and practices designed to promote the complaints system to women.Religious ProfileFrom the 100 complaints received, it was not possible to discern the religion of four complainants. Theremaining 96 comprised 56 male Hindus, 28 female Hindus, four male Muslims, three female Muslims,COMPLAINTS AUTHORITY 19
four male Sikhs and one female Sikh. Religion-wise, the Uttarakhand demography consists of 83 percent Hindus, 12 per cent Muslims and 25 per cent Sikhs. There are members of other religions too, likeChristians, Buddhists and Jains. However, their percentage is meagre. Hindus form the majority in theUttarakhand population.Profile of the Complaints ReceivedRegion-wise Break-up of ComplaintsA vast majority of the complaints received by the Authority came from the major urban anddeveloped areas of the state. The largest number came from Dehradun which recorded 29complaints. Uddhamsinghnagar, an industrial hub accounted for 25, followed by Haridwar, with17, Almora, three, and Nainital and Rishikesh accounted for seven and four complainantsrespectively.Name of the PlaceNumber of ComplaintsUddhamsinghnagar (UD) 25Dehradun (DE) 29Haridwar (HAR) 17Almora (ALM) 0320 COMPLAINTS AUTHORITY
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Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER 5WHERE TO FROM HERE?More ge
Page 35 and 36: RecommendationsIndependent Investig
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