India, Feb. 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking creation of a special cell in every police station for reporting missing persons cases in Delhi, observing that policing must be left to the authorities concerned and that it is not for the court to decide how the police should function.

A bench of chief justice D.K. Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia, while hearing a petition filed by Anand Legal Aid Forum trust, said that decisions related to dedicated cells in police stations and the internal structure of the force falls squarely within the domain of the police authorities.

"It is not for the court to decide the functioning of the police. Creation of specific cell in each police station for reporting miss...