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Page8.Qxd (Page 1) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily G D Sharma treason by a short interval. Sedition embraces all those Excelsior n February 09, 2016 Law relating to the offence of sedition practices, whether by word, Established 1965 Jawahar Lal Nehru deed, or writing, which are cal- OUniversity students serving politicians in order to dealing with thousand numbers ry is the last hope of every acquitted at the end of this culated to disturb the tranquil- Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra organised an event to mark the play vote bank politics. Some of militants and prominent peace living citizen including case. Relevant details in short lity of the State and lead igno- execution of Parliament attack pseudo-nationalist have also banned militant organisations criminals and politicians too. In of this case along with some rant persons to endeavour to convict Afzal Guru who was joined their bandwagon. They as well as a number of ruling the State of Jammu and Kash- examples can be found in my subvert the government and hanged in Tihar Jail on Febru- are defending the acts of those class politicians who were mir militancy bred because the J&K Trauma Centres above stated book which laws of the country. It is dis- ary 09, 2013. The University persons who openly have gone found their sympathisers. The rulers at the material time had throws sufficient light how loyalty in action, and the law witnessed violence between to the extent of defaming and present day politicians should forgotten to uphold the “Raj he hilly National Highway (NH-1A) that connects the politicians had shown favours considers as Sedition all those two student groups on the mid degenerating the judicial sys- know that the only religion of a Dharma” by forgetting the oath State with Punjab is prone to frequent road accidents to the militants and uttered practices which have for their night of the same day. Anti- tem up to the top by openly say- Judge is to uphold the Rule of administered to them to uphold Tending up in grievous fatalities. This is also true of the seditious utterances. Refer- object to excite discontent or India slogans were raised at the ing that their hangings were, law while deciding the cases the Constitution of India and arteries of the National Highway just because of the moun- ence of sedition cases can be dissatisfaction, to create pub- event. Another meeting was “Judicial Killings”. The author- without any fear or favour. The the State as well as the laws tainous topography of the entire region. Tragic demise of found at page 305 of the book lic disturbance, or to lead to held at the Press Club of India ities at the helm of the affairs Judges in the State of J&K bar- made there under. valuable lives in these motor accidents is irreparable loss to against a top ranking politi- civil war, to bring into hatred in Delhi on Wednesday (10-02- have taken the cognizance of ring few exceptions have stood The result was that militants cian. I am flabbergasted to or contempt the sovereign or the country. Whenever an accident happens and fatalities 2016) where too anti-India slo- the crimes committed by con- to the trial of the times. The had hijacked four organs of the know how Competent Politi- the government, the laws or the are reported, it brings pain to the entire state. gans were raised and placards cerned persons and invoked the Supreme Court of India while State and established their cian Lawyers are taking the Constitution of the realm, and Compensation is paid to the victims or to their next of kin displayed. The slogans raised provision of Section 124 – A deciding the cases against the Islamic courts in rural areas of refuge under the Fundamental generally all endeavours to but compensation does not bring back the departed bread and speeches made at both the IPC read with other relevant above stated terrorists have not Kashmir valley. The present Right of Speech and Expres- promote public disorder.” earner. In many cases, the tragedy is unparalleled if the vic- functions have been seen and violations of Law. Top ranking shown any favour or disfavour day politicians seem to be play- sion that implicated persons I leave it to the judicial dis- tim is the only bread-earner in the family. heard by a large number of Politicians in the company of to anybody but passed the final ing same type of game which for the commission of act of cretion of enlightened readers watchers of television pro- some accomplished lawyers orders on merits. This fact can was played at one time in the Traffic Department and other State organizations closely sedition read with other of this article to decide for grammes. In the events, com- who have turned Politicians be known to the sympathisers State of Jammu and Kashmir. connected with the road accidents and their impact are regu- offences are innocent because themselves how some of the memoration of hanged convict have started justifying the con- of above stated militants that It would be advantageous larly in consultation with experts and authorities endlessly no violence has taken place in disgruntled politicians of our Maqbool Bhatt founder Presi- duct of inculpated leaders of some of the co-accused had for them to know from my debating how these accidents can be averted or maximally any of the event. This is not the country are behaving to bring dent of Unlawful Organisation those events. I am a member of secured acquittals from the book titled “Plight of Jammu reduced and lives saved. A plethora of suggestions are made correct view because the disrepute and disrespect to the namely, Jammu and Kashmir Judicial fraternity for the last Supreme Court also. A Judge and Kashmir- The Unknown Supreme Court in the case of established Judicial system by by a wide-range of media and social activists, which authori- Liberation Front was also 55 years and as a Judge for 40 has neither power of sword nor Files” that the seeds of ongo- Nazir Khan and Others vs State forgetting that their contem- ties take into account and if found feasible are translated into made. Secession of the State of years in the State of Jammu and of purse but power of Public ing militancy till present day of Delhi 2003 (6) Supreme 234 plated short term gains ulti- practice. This notwithstanding, accidents continue to happen J&K from Union of India was Kashmir have in hand experi- faith while discharging the were sown before the year has held, “that Section 124-A mately would lead the Country and precious lives continue to be lost. There are numerous also sought. ence of dealing with cases from sacred duty of dispensing Jus- 1980. This fact I realised while IPC deals with Sedition which to her disintegration. factors that interplay in the matter of meeting this challenge. These events have become the year 1980 to the year 2001 tice not on face value but on trying the case of above said is a crime against the society (The author is former Judge, Among many preventive measures adopted by the the genesis of the present day and thereafter from 2006 to case value. When people would Maqbool Bhatt relating to nearly allied to that of treason, hot controversy which has been 2011 in the volatile State of lose faith in the Judiciary there Bank dacoity cum murder. He Jammu and Kashmir High Court) authorities, one is the proposal of establishing Trauma and it frequently proceeds [email protected] Centres along the National Highway. It was long back in generated by insensitive self Jammu and Kashmir while would be anarchy. The Judicia- and his associates were later on 2008-09 that the idea of establishing Trauma Centres was mooted. In February last, the Governor had desired that keeping the urgency of the matter in view, fully equipped Trauma Centres are opened immediately and made func- Three incidents of national importance tional. In the year 2008-09, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sanctioned ten Trauma Centres for the B L Saraf which, thanks to the so called 'fanatics' for better part of his ties. Forgetting that in doing so to work for the dismember- the secessionist movement. State, six for Kashmir and four for Jammu region. The four 'intellectualism 'has become a political life to make a fortune, they are weakening the case of ment of the country. The we Southern states were devastat- hree incidents of enor- rare commodity these days. called the lady as a daughter of 26/ 11 and putting India to an had a beeline of politicians to ed but the Union was saved. Trauma Centres sanctioned for Jammu province were mous national impor- Mahanpur in Kathua, Udhampur District Hospital, Ramban Then came the worst. We Bihar as to bestow honor on awkward position before those the University made to provide Lincoln showed what it means Ttance, which happened had the statement of David her . Till 2014, the ruling par- countries whose national also moral and political support to to save the country. The same District Hospital and Doda. rather in a quick succession, The purpose of setting up Trauma Centres was essen- Coleman Headly - an accused ty at the centre used the death fell to the bullets of terrorist in the seditionists , whom law country enacted Inland Securi- marked the week that ended of 26/11 Mumbai attack, giving of this lady as a stick to beat that Mumbai attack. Pakistan of the land had caught up with ty Act and Patriotic Act after it tially to provide emergency medical succour to the victims 13th instant.
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