UK Sikh cop sues for more compensation over repeated racial discrimination
June 12th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANILondon , June 12 (ANI): A Sikh cop who has already won two compensations totaling around three lakh pounds so far in cases of racial discrimination, has approached the court for the fifth time asking for more as, he claims, he had been victimised by colleagues since winning a series of race cases that has hurt his career.
He claims that he has been marked down in appraisals and had his career held back by bosses, reports the Daily Star.
Two court cases filed Gurpal Virdi are still pending, the first of which is due to be heard in September and no date has been set for the second.
The 49-year-old officer, who has been in the force for 26 years and won awards, is now demanding another payout. His solicitor Arpita Dutt said: Its not about the money its about whats happened.
He believes he has been treated differently as a result of him bringing the most recent of proceedings. This has resulted in him being held back in terms of career and development. He has tried to resolve this internally, but feels he has no option but to expose the victimisation and gain justice. We are confident of success, the paper quoted her as saying.
Det Sgt Virdi, who works for the Metropolitan Polices Specialist Crime Directorate, won 70,400-pound compensation at an employment tribunal last week after being passed over for promotion.
In August 2000, he had won 150,000 pounds in compensation for being unfairly fired by bosses, who wrongly accused him of sending racist hate mail. He was reinstated in 2002. In the similar case, Sir John Stevens, the then Metropolitan Police chief, made a public apology and ordered the force to pay him an extra 90,000 pounds for hurting his feelings. (ANI)
- Sikh policeman in London wins another compensation for victimisation - Jun 03, 2008
- Arpita To Dance To The Tune Of Sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee - Jan 17, 2011
- Ferguson 'spitting mad' after getting five-match touchline ban - Mar 17, 2011
- Sohail: Ashish Should Apologize to Arpita - Oct 11, 2010
- Middleton's bodyguard tangled in 'racist and sexist abuse case' - Jan 31, 2011
- Chris wants to be involved in Kiwi cricket - Mar 27, 2012
- Ghaffur Case: London Met now swamped by race discrimination claims - Aug 30, 2008
- Asian-origin accountant sues UK firm for racial discrimination - Jan 24, 2011
- Haneef to get 'substantial' compensation from Australia - Dec 21, 2010
- Chris Cairns wins libel suit against Lalit Modi - Mar 26, 2012
- Becks 'told to pay legal costs of US mag over tart lies' - Apr 11, 2011
- US President Barack Obama to bestow Medal of Honor on Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta - Sep 12, 2010
- Brit woman asked by millionaire boss to call him before she took shower - Sep 29, 2010
- Rooney wins 4.3 million pound lawsuit bid by Proactive - Jul 16, 2010
- Gujarat villagers vow to oppose Bhavnagar nuclear plant - May 28, 2011
Tags: appraisals, compensations, cop, court cases, daily star, employment tribunal, fifth time, gain justice, hate mail, lakh, metropolitan police, police chief, polices, public apology, racial discrimination, sikh, sir john stevens, solicitor, specialist crime, victimisation