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daily REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 Vol No. 53Excelsior No. 302 JAMMU, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 RNI No. 28547/65 16 Pages ` 5.00 Operation against 1581 cases involving MPs, MLAs Salahuddin’s LeT comdr son sent to jail Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI, Nov 1: SRINAGAR, Nov 1: SC favours special courts to try Security forces this evening Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of launched an operation in globally-wanted terrorist Syed Handwara against top Lashkar- Salahuddin, was today sent to e-Toiba commander. politicians in national interest judicial custody by a Delhi Special Operations Group of court in a 2011 terror funding Handwara Police and 21 RR of NEW DELHI, Nov 1: Centre said decriminalisation of the Centre that as per details of case. Army this evening cordoned off politics has to be done and it was nominations filed by politicians District Judge Poonam A Harnipora Shailhall in The Supreme Court today not averse to setting up of spe- during 2014 elections, there Bamba sent the accused to cus- Handwara after reports that a favoured creation of special cial courts to deal with cases were 1,581 cases pending tody till November 27 after he top LeT commander Abu Maaz courts to exclusively deal with involving politicians and expe- against them. The Centre said it was produced before the court is present in the area. However, criminal cases involving politi- ditious disposal of these matters. would furnish the details as on expiry of his 7-day custody the operation was later called cians and their speedy dispos- Additional Solicitor General sought by the court. of the National Investigation off as he was not found in the al, saying such a move would (ASG) Atmaram Nadkarni, rep- When the bench said these Agency (NIA). village. be in the “interest of the resenting the Centre, told the special courts would deal exclu- The NIA had earlier alleged It may be mentioned here nation”. bench that the Government was sively with criminal cases that the accused had links with that on October 22, Abu Maaz Directing the Centre to place “not averse to setting up of spe- involving politicians, the Centre proscribed terrorist organisation (Contd on page 6 Col 5) before it a scheme in this regard, cial courts and quick and early asked whether these courts like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. the top court asked it about the disposal of criminal cases could be combined with the spe- The NIA said the case was House boats decked with the surface as water level receded record low in the river Jhelum Stop illegal mining registered on the basis of infor- 1,581 cases involving MPs and involving politicians”. cial CBI courts which already at Zero Bridge in Srinagar on Wednesday. (UNI) mation regarding funds from MLAs, as declared by the politi- He said that recommenda- exist across the country. in Tawi: DB Pakistan being sent to Jammu cians at the time of filing of their tions of the Election “No, do not combine it with Excelsior Correspondent and Kashmir through hawala nominations during the 2014 Commission of India (ECI) anything else,” the bench said, JAMMU, Nov 1: In the elections, and the details of how channels via Delhi to fund ter- Govt nod for Field Firing and the Law Commission adding “it is in the interest of rorism. much publicized Public Interest many of them have been dis- favouring life-time disqualifi- nation”. The NIA had in 2011 arrest- Litigation (PIL) highlighting posed of within one year as per cation of politicians convicted Observing that the average ed accused persons Ghulam various issues involving the its directions passed in 2014. in criminal cases was under number of cases each court in conservation and preservation Mohd Bhat and others with Rs Range in Akhnoor tehsil It sought details of how the “active consideration” of the country was dealing with of River Tawi, Division Bench 21.20 lakh, it said, adding that many of these 1,581 cases have the Centre. currently was over 4,000 in sub- of State High Court comprising Yousuf was "one of the several ended in conviction or acquittal When Nadkarni said ordinate judiciary, it said unless Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Indian contacts of Bhat" who Army seeks extn of lease for more Ranges of the accused, the number of “Government of India’s stand is a judicial official deals exclu- Tashi Rabstan today directed had been in telephonic contact criminal cases lodged against that decriminalisation of politics sively with cases involving Senior Superintendent of Police with him for receiving money on the Army for use of Field Thang for a period of five years politicians from 2014 till date as has to be done,” the bench shot politicians, it would be difficult Sanjeev Pargal Jammu to ensure installation of transfer codes. Firing Ranges which stated that only but, according to sources, well as the data on disposal of back, “Can there by any other to complete the trial of within a two check posts to prevent ille- It was submitted by the the Army will have to take all the Army authorities have been these matters. stand?” year. JAMMU, Nov 1: gal extraction and transporta- agency that Yousuf's involve- possible measures to prevent assured that the lease period A bench comprising Justices The Apex Court then “We direct the competent Conceding long pending tion of minor minerals from the ment was found in collecting loss of life, livestock, public/pri- would be extended after every Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha referred to a report put forward authority of the Union of India demand of the Army, the State bed of River Tawi during night. funds from a terrorist outfit in vate property and damage to five years. made the remarks after the by one of the parties and asked Government has notified large When the PIL came-up for (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) number of villages in Akhnoor standing crops. Sources said Army has also hearing, Senior Advocate Sunil tehsil of Jammu district as Also, the conditions men- reiterated its demand for grant of (Contd on page 6 Col 7) Establishment of new Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, PPs Field Firing Range (FFR) tioned, the Firing Range should- land for three more Field Firing authorizing troops to carry n’t be used for field firing prac- Ranges-one each in Jammu, HC seeks response out field firing and artillery tice during school examination, Kashmir and Ladakh regions on on compensation practice in the areas subject to harvest/sowing season and on priority basis. Home, Police Deptts treating House Panel’s some conditions. The FFR has public/gazetted holidays. The Sources said the to prisoners’ kin been notified for a period of 10 Army will also make arrange- Government is reported to have assured the Army Commanders Excelsior Correspondent years. ments with regard to medical recommendations as trash during past 4 yrs Official sources told the facilities including doctors and at various levels that it was SRINAGAR, Nov 1: The Excelsior that the Government ambulances during the days seized of the matter including High Court today sought has issued formal notification notified for firing, they said. problems faced by the troops in response from the State and Mohinder Verma session of State Legislature authorizing number of villages Meanwhile, Army has also firing practice due to expiry of Union Governments within No focus even on re-defining held since December 2013 the in Akhnoor tehsil for field firing reportedly sought land for lease of nine firing ranges in three weeks for compensation JAMMU, Nov 1: demand regarding establish- and artillery practice as sought three more Firing Ranges-one Jammu and Kashmir including to next of kin of those who have Undermining the authority of jurisdiction of existing police units ment of new Police Stations or by the Army as troops had been each in Jammu, Kashmir and four under the command of 16 died in prison due to unnatural the State Legislature, Home Police Posts was vociferously facing lot of difficulties in the Ladakh regions to ensure that Corps i.e. Jammu region, one death. and Police Departments have EXCELSIOR that the necessity was directed to approach the raised by MLAs and MLCs", absence of firing ranges. In training of its jawans, which is under 15 Corps (Kashmir) and The Division Bench of been treating as trash the rec- of creating new Police Sub- Finance Department on the they said, adding all the some cases, troops had to go out very vital part of the troops, four under the jurisdiction of 14 Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir ommendations of a House Divisions, Police Stations and receipt of this proposal keeping parameters like population, of the State for firing practices. doesn’t suffer and the soldiers Corps (Ladakh). and Justice Ali Mohammad Panel regarding setting up of Police Posts was deliberated in mind the fact that creation of crime rate, accessibility to “The Field Firing and don’t have to go to Madhya Fifty years lease period of Magrey sought response from new Police Sub-Divisions, upon by the Departmental new police units involves finan- existing police units and demo- Artillery Practice villages have Pradesh or Rajasthan for rais- nine firing ranges had ended in Principal Secretary to Home Police Stations and Police Related Standing Committee of cial implications. However, graphical complexion weigh in been notified for a period of 10 ing their skills. November 2014 and since then J&K, DG Prisons, J&K, DGP Posts during the past nearly the State Legislative Council a despite lapse of nearly four favour of recommendations years under the provisions of Few months back, the State the Army has been pursuing the J&K and Union of India four years.