Indian Bureaucracy, Police and Army
UNIT 9 BUREAUCRACY, POLICE AND ARMY
Structure 9.1 9.2 Introduction Police
9.2.1 9.2.2 9.2.3 9.2.4 9.2.5 9.2.6 9.2.7 9.2.8 9.2.9 Reasons Behind the Expansion of Police Challenges Before the Police Force The Police Response Crime Records The Police Role in Government Relations with the Executive Relations with the Legislature Relations with the Judiciary Relations with the Public Pre Independence Era Post Independence Era Civil Service and Legislature Constitution of India Reforms are Overdue Relations with Judiciary Decentralisation Civil Service/Political Environment Relations with Political Leadership Theories Behind Military Coups Military in Indian Politics Relations with Political Leaders Military Strength The Role of Military in the Decision Making Process
9.3
Civil Service in Democracy
9.3.1 9.3.2 9.3.3 9.3.4 9.3.5 9.3.6 9.3.7 9.3.8 9.3.9
9.4
Military in Democracy
9.4.1 9.4.2 9.4.3 9.4.4 9.4.5
9.5 9.6
Summary Exercises
9.1
INTRODUCTION
Police, Civil Service and Military are a part of coercive apparatus of any state. Modern state is different from the medieval state in terms of making laws which can control the activities of these forces. A democratic state is a constitutional state. Constitutional laws guide the actions of each organ. To keep a check on the misuse of power by any organ of the state, there is a balance of powers. Executive, judiciary and legislature are three organs of the state which balance each other to bring unity of purpose. If any organ goes outside the laws of the state, it can come under the scrutiny of law by another organ. It regulates the relationship between each organ and citizen. If a citizen feels that he or she is discriminated by any organ
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of the state, he can resort to judicial review of the state action. Check and counter check help to keep the functioning of the state within the rule of game. A democratic state has to respect the human rights of each citizen and social class and
Structure 9.1 9.2 Introduction Police
9.2.1 9.2.2 9.2.3 9.2.4 9.2.5 9.2.6 9.2.7 9.2.8 9.2.9 Reasons Behind the Expansion of Police Challenges Before the Police Force The Police Response Crime Records The Police Role in Government Relations with the Executive Relations with the Legislature Relations with the Judiciary Relations with the Public Pre Independence Era Post Independence Era Civil Service and Legislature Constitution of India Reforms are Overdue Relations with Judiciary Decentralisation Civil Service/Political Environment Relations with Political Leadership Theories Behind Military Coups Military in Indian Politics Relations with Political Leaders Military Strength The Role of Military in the Decision Making Process
9.3
Civil Service in Democracy
9.3.1 9.3.2 9.3.3 9.3.4 9.3.5 9.3.6 9.3.7 9.3.8 9.3.9
9.4
Military in Democracy
9.4.1 9.4.2 9.4.3 9.4.4 9.4.5
9.5 9.6
Summary Exercises
9.1
INTRODUCTION
Police, Civil Service and Military are a part of coercive apparatus of any state. Modern state is different from the medieval state in terms of making laws which can control the activities of these forces. A democratic state is a constitutional state. Constitutional laws guide the actions of each organ. To keep a check on the misuse of power by any organ of the state, there is a balance of powers. Executive, judiciary and legislature are three organs of the state which balance each other to bring unity of purpose. If any organ goes outside the laws of the state, it can come under the scrutiny of law by another organ. It regulates the relationship between each organ and citizen. If a citizen feels that he or she is discriminated by any organ
1
of the state, he can resort to judicial review of the state action. Check and counter check help to keep the functioning of the state within the rule of game. A democratic state has to respect the human rights of each citizen and social class and