India Burning the Rule of Law
On October 9th, 2006, the Indian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) effectively ended its consideration of the Punjab mass cremations case, arbitrarily compensating 1,245 victim families and establishing another commission of inquiry. Among its many failings in the case, the NHRC refused to investigate a single cremation, thus making any compensation arbitrary and inadequate. Moreover, the NHRC failed to hold any officials accountable for the victims’ deaths.
Ensaaf’s summary report, India Burning the Rule of Law (pdf), describes the history and legal proceedings in the Punjab mass cremations case. The ultimate resolution of the case will serve as precedent for victims of mass state crimes throughout India and will give content to the rights to life and redress. Ensaaf is working in partnership with the Committee for Information and Initiative on Punjab, an original petitioner in the case, to challenge the NHRC’s ten-year denial of justice and create precedent based on international human rights and Indian law.
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January 12th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Jessica Lall Murder Case: Who Should Get Benefit of Doubt?
Law should be absolute and transparent. Any judicial decision should be above doubts and ambiguities. Indian laws say that innocent should not be punished at all costs. This is the real soul and sense of Indian justice delivery system.
But this simple ethics of judiciary was totally ignored by Delhi high court in Jessica lall murder case.
In media or society eyes it may or may not be justified but in court of laws, in case of any doubt as in this case two bullets and two person theories by prosecution creates a doubt.
Here we are just putting sole on law point that in such an ambiguous situation, what law says who should be given benefit of doubts prosecution or accused.
Clear answer one ordinary citizen will get is only that benefit should given to accused side not prosecution who has not able to produce absolute and transparent case in court. But In this case, Delhi high court decision has given win-win situation for prosecution.
As an ordinary citizen I just want that it real soul and sense of Indian justice delivery system should be honor at all cast because if this will apply to all ordinary Indian courts cases than all can guess complete nightmare for ordinary citizens who don’t have access to high powered Indian media as such of page three society.