http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4612371
24/11/2010
SC hints at transfer of Dalit case from Haryana to Punjab
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) The Supreme Court today indicated it would
transfer the trial relating to largescale violence against Dalits in
Haryana''s Hissar district to Punjab in view of the alleged harassment
faced by the victims and witnesses.
A Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly expressed displeasure
at the prevailing situation asked the Additional District Sessions
Judge, Hissar, to send a report in the context of affidavits filed by
two advocates on behalf of the victims.
It asked Haryana to file its response within a week and pulled up the
state government for not setting up a State Human Rights Commission
till date.
The additional affidavits filed in the case by advocates Veena Sharma
and Rajat Khalsan detailed the alleged threats and the hostile
atmosphere towards the victims/witnesses by the perpetrators of the
violence.
"We are indicating to you (Government) that it would be appropriate if
the case is transferred to Chandirgarh.
"Let it go to Chandigarh, at least they will feel secure.
Not that we are casting any aspersion on the trial court at Hissar.
But the atmosphere is not conducive to fair trial. We have seen the
judicial system crumbling during terrorism", the Bench said in its
oral observation.
On April 21, a 70-year-old Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically
challenged daughter were burnt alive in the violence against the
community by members of the upper caste, forcing about 150 families to
flee Mirchpur village in Hissar district and take shelter at the
Valmiki Temple in Delhi. PTI RB
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