Govt will take appropriate decision on SC order on Senkumar's reinstatment: Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said the government will take an appropriate decision on the Supreme Court order reinstating senior IPS officer Senkumar as DGP after taking into consideration all matters related to the issue.

Responding to reporters on the matter here, Vijayan said "In matters of law, the Supreme Court verdict is final. But the government has to consider other things before implementing it." "The government will take an appropriate decision after taking into consideration all the matters related to it," the chief minister said. "The problem is for those who expect orders to be implemented the next day (after verdict is delivered)," he said

Senkumar, who was removed as state police chief after the LDF government came to power in 2016, had obtained a favourable verdict from the apex court recently on his reinstatement. As the government has not yet implemented the order, Senkumar has filed a contempt of court plea in the apex court against the state government and its Chief Secretary Nalini Netto on delay in his reinstatement as DGP. The apex court had on April 24 ordered the reinstatement of Senkumar, saying he was transferred by the ruling LDF government "unfairly" and "arbitrarily".