Maharashtra Police Act 1951
Section 19 :
Power of supervision by District Magistrates :
If the District Magistrate observes any marked incompetence or unfitness for the locality or for his particular duties, in any Police officer subordinate to the 1.[Superintendent] he may require the 1.[Superintendent] to substitute another officer for any officer whom he has power to transfer and the 1.[Superintendent] shall be bound to comply with the requisition:
Provided that if the Police Officer concerned is an officer 2.[of a grade higher than that of an Inspector] the District Magistrate may report his conduct to the 3.[Director-General and Inspector-General]. The 3.[Director-General and Inspector-General] may, thereafter, determine the action to be taken and pass such orders as he thinks fit, and shall communicate such action or orders to the District Magistrate.
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1. Substituted for the words ‘District Superintendent’ by Maharashtra 46 of 1962, Section 3, Schedule.
2. Substituted for the words ‘of the grade of the Inspector or of a higher grade’ by Bombay 28 of 1954, Section 4.
3. Substituted with effect from the 13th day of December, 1982 for the words ‘Inspector-General’ by Maharashtra 32 of 1987, Section 2.
