KL Report
SRINAGAR
Reserving its decision over admission of Public Litigation (PIL) pertaining to Kunun Poshpora mass rape case, Division Bench (DB) of High Court Tuesday directed the advocate general to submit report on behalf of government that what steps has been taken by it to implement the directions issued by the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
The DB comprising chief Justice M M Kumar and justice Ali Mohammad Magrey heard a PIL seeking re-investigation into the infamous Kunan-Poshpora ‘mass rape’ of at least 40 women allegedly by troops of Army’s 4 Rajputana Rifles in 1991.
The PIL has been filed by Advocate Parvez Imroz on behalf of group of local girls including Samreen Mushtaq, Israh Batool, Binish Ali, Fozia Nazir and others.
Pertinently, the DB heard the PIL on April 29 and had directed the counsel for litigants to provide legal references to certain questions before the PIL could be admitted in the court. The judges wanted to know as to how the PIL can be a remedy for a 22-year old case and that can a PIL be a remedy for the implementation of a SHRC decision.
Ironically, the SHRC had issued three recommendations which include reopening of case, Rs two lacs compensation to victims and action against accused. State government had reportedly compensated victims providing Rs one lakh rather than Rs two lakh as recommended by the SHRC.
