A person cannot be entitled to Y\u00a0or Z\u00a0category security merely on the ground of being a former\u00a0minister,\u00a0the Supreme Court observed today while declining to entertain the plea of a BSP\u00a0leader from Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you as a matter of fact are not entitled under the rule for security you cannot be given security. This can’t be given at the expense of the state exchequer,\u201d a Bench comprising justices Gyan\u00a0Sudha\u00a0Misra\u00a0and Madan\u00a0B Lokur\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
The remarks came during the hearing of the petition filed by Mr Ramveer Upadhyay,\u00a0a minister in the previous Mayawati\u00a0government who was stripped of his security cover when the Samajwadi\u00a0Party came to power.<\/p>\n
The BSP\u00a0leader\u00a0has filed an appeal against the Allahabad\u00a0High Court decision by which he was not provided any interim relief and the order on his petition has been reserved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Special Leave Petition (SLP)\u00a0is not fit to be entertained,\u201d the Bench said while adding that it was \u201cpremature\u201d.<\/p>\n
It also said if there were any threat perception to the former minister he was within his right to have private security at his expense.<\/p>\n
However, the Bench said the BSP\u00a0leader has the liberty to move the Division Bench of the High Court for interim security during the vacation and the High Court can consider his plea, assessing the report of the committee which looks into threat perception.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly is the threat perception has to be decided by the authorities of state, the Centre, IB\u00a0or authority concerned,\u201d the apex court said while making it clear that \u201cprima facie\u201d it was not satisfied with the arguments of the BSP leader for the need for X or Y\u00a0category security.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our experience, we have hardly seen X or Y\u00a0security for ordinary persons, however grave the threat perception,\u201d the Bench observed during the hearing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a peculiar situation that you being a former MP\u00a0or MLA will have security for life time,\u201d it further said.<\/p>\n
Mr Upadhyay\u00a0was given Y\u00a0security cover during the Mayawati\u00a0regime but the present Samajwadi\u00a0Party government withdrew the protection and he was provided only an armed constable for his protection. The court was told that he has been attacked several times and needed protection and the security was withdrawn because of political vendetta after the change of government in the state. While X category protectee\u00a0gets a security cover of two personnel, under Y category, there is one personal security officer and an armed guard. Z\u00a0category entails a security cover of 26 personnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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