Source: – Ketan Panchal / Twitter.
Those wondering why BJP / Delhi Police haven't been able to control violence in Delhi, there's a legal technicality I understood today. If Delhi Police becomes party to a lawsuit, they can be represented only by a counsel appointed on the advice of Delhi State Governement.
— Ketan Panchal (@KetPan) February 26, 2020
So, if the Union Government orders Delhi Police to take strict action against rioters, and if some human rights activists sue the officers of Delhi Police for use of "excessive force", they cannot be defended by a Counsel appointed by the Union Government.
— Ketan Panchal (@KetPan) February 26, 2020
In this situation, *hypothetically*, if a Court Judge sympathises with the cause of the rioters, and if *hypothetically* the Delhi State Government were also to be ideologically aligned with the rioters, then orders would be passed against the Delhi Police officers.
— Ketan Panchal (@KetPan) February 26, 2020
These orders could include their suspension, transfer, or even conviction under some section or other. So, in process of dutifully following orders given by the Union Government to control riots, Delhi Police officers could be punished if above *hypothetical* conditions are met.
— Ketan Panchal (@KetPan) February 26, 2020