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Centre assures positive solution on gallantry award by Aug 7
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it will come up with a 'positive solution' by August 7 on conferring the President's Gallantry Award on former police officer Vivek Singh Chouhan.…
The Story in Brief
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it will come up with a 'positive solution' by August 7 on conferring the President's Gallantry Award on former police officer Vivek Singh Chouhan. Chouhan shot two dacoits in 2003 and was injured. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had directed the award, but the Ministry of Home Affairs rejected the recommendation in 2019. The Supreme Court had earlier given the Centre time till July 29 to comply, expressed displeasure over non-compliance, and is now hearing an application by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan. The matter is posted for August 7.
The Indian Opinion
The story of a police officer waiting 23 years for a gallantry award risks two lazy narratives: that the government is deliberately humiliating a hero, or that courts are interfering with executive discretion. The facts are less dramatic. The Centre did comply with a lower honour, but the High Court insisted on the higher President's Gallantry Medal. The government filed a review. Now the Solicitor General promises a 'positive solution' by August 7. The real test: will the solution match the High Court's specific order, or will there be another round of legal wordplay?
Source: thehindu.com
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