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MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022
Eminent Indian judges write to SC to take action against demolition of houses, illegal detentions

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TBS Report
15 June, 2022, 03:35 pm
Last modified: 15 June, 2022, 03:40 pm

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Eminent Indian judges write to SC to take action against demolition of houses, illegal detentions

TBS Report
15 June, 2022, 03:35 pm
Last modified: 15 June, 2022, 03:40 pm
Photo: Hindustan Times
Photo: Hindustan Times

Three former Indian Supreme Court judges among 12 prominent persons have appealed to the court to take action against the "violence and repression by state authorities against Muslim citizens" protesting over BJP representatives' remarks on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The eminent judges accused the Yogi government of "making a mockery of the Constitution".

The letter, sent to the Supreme Court on 14 June, specifically terms the bulldozing of houses of protesters "an unacceptable subversion of the rule of law", and requests the court to take suo motu cognizance, reports Nationalheraldindia.

Besides the former apex court judges B Sudarshan Reddy, V Gopala Gowda and AK Ganguly, by three former High Court judges and six lawyers also signed the letter.

The Prayagraj Development Authority had on June 12 bulldozed the home of Javed Ahmad, alleged to have been involved in the violent protests , held on 10 June, triggered by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed.

The allegedly illegal properties of two persons accused of rioting were bulldozed in Saharanpur too.

Photo: Collected
Photo: Collected

"The coordinated manner in which the police and development authorities have acted lead(s) to the clear conclusion that demolitions are a form of collective extra-judicial punishment," the letter states.

"Videos of young men in police custody being beaten with lathis, houses of protestors being demolished without notice or any cause of action, and protestors from the minority Muslim community being chased and beaten by the police, are circulating on social media, shaking the conscience of the nation."

It further states that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's reported statements sanctioning action that "sets an example" further emboldened the police "to torture protestors".

"The mettle of the judiciary is tested in such critical times," the letter tells the Supreme Court. Saying that the judiciary has in the past "emerged with distinction as the custodian of the rights of the people", the letter cites examples of suo motu action by the Supreme Court, such as when migrant workers were forced to walk home during the 2020 Covid lockdown and the Pegasus spyware matter.

Signatories of the letter include Justice AP Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and former chairperson of the Law Commission of India; Justice K Chandru, who served the Madras High Court, and Justice Mohammed Anwar, who served the Karnataka High Court.

Six senior lawyers are also part of the appeal - former law minister Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Indira Jaising, Chander Uday Singh, Sriram Panchu and Anand Grover.

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