Background
Maxwell Pereira was born in Salem (under the erstwhile Madras Presidency, now Tamil Nadu), India, on 3 October 1944 - a son to Ligoury Bernard Pereira (of the Bajpe Kuntala-kambla Pereira-Kamath lineage) and Stella Eleanora D."Souza.
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He received his early education at Mangalore"s Saint Aloysius School before taking his Bachelor of Science (Street Joseph"s graduating class of 1965) and Bachelor of Laws (Government Law College - graduating class of 1967) degrees from Bangalore University.
Career
Called the "High Profile Cop" of the Delhi Police, Maxwell Pereira"s thirty-five year career as a police officer has been highlighted with laurels. He has nine national and four regional award adorning the lapel of his uniform, making him one of the most highly decorated police officers in India. Further study led to a Diploma in Business Administration from New Delhi in 1975.
Pereira-Kamath began his government service in the year 1970.
Prior to this, he managed his father"s Coffee Estates in Sakleshpur and was an Advocate in the Bangalore Courts from 1967 to 1970. Known for his no-nonsense approach to curbing anti-social elements and rioters and for bringing order to chaotic conditions on city roads in Delhi, Pereira-Kamath belonged to the Union Territories (now AGMUT) Cadre of the Indian Police Service (Identity and Passport Service) He has worked with the Delhi, Sikkim and Mizoram police in various capacities, specialising in criminology, administration, police community relations, traffic management/road safety, and the management of public offices, productivity and personnel.
He has attended seminars and conferences in various parts of the world, visiting the countries of Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.A.
Maxwell Pereira was accused by the respected academic Madhu Kishwar of having described the street vendors as "vermins" even though the Supreme Court of India had declared their profession lawful. Allegedly Ms.Kishwar had approached him while he was still a serving policeman to curb the extortion the vendors faced at the hands of Delhi Police.
This accusation was witnessed by millions on the Headlines Today programme anchored by Rahul Kanwal.
He denied using the epithet but went on to say that he did consider street vending illegal despite the Supreme Court ruling. Moreover, he refused to acknowledge any error on part of Delhi Police. lieutenant is an interesting observation that while street vending might be a lawful profession, operating without a sales permit and a health permit, is definitely unlawful.
