SC Raps Petitioner Seeking Judicial Probe Into Pahalgam Attack: 'You Want To Demoralise Security Forces?'
The Supreme Court criticised the counsels who filed a PIL seeking a judicial commission to investigate the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The bench castigated the petitioners for seeking a retired judge to monitor the probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticised the counsels who filed a PIL seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 26 people were killed.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh castigated the petitioners for seeking a retired judge to monitor the probe into the Pahalgam attack and said retired judges were not experts.
Supreme Court strongly criticises the counsels who filed a PIL plea seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 26 people were killed.
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A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh said,
“Be…
The apex court said that in this crucial time, each and every citizen has joined hands to fight terror and asked, Do you want to demoralise the security forces by filing this kind of PIL?
Don’t bring this kind of issue in judicial domain, the bench said.
The top court also asked petitioners to realise the sensitivity of the issue and not make any prayer in court, which demoralised the forces.
"You are asking retired Supreme Court judge to investigate. They are not experts in investigation but can only adjudicate and decide an issue. Don't ask us to pass an order. Go wherever you want to go. Better you withdraw," the bench told one of the petitioner.
“Be responsible. You owe some duty towards the country. Is this the way.. Please don’t do this. Since when has a retired High Court or Supreme Court judge become an expert to investigate such issues (terrorism)? We’re not entertaining anything. Please go wherever you want to go," the bench further said.
The PIL filed in the top court sought a direction to the centre and the Jammu-Kashmir administration to ensure the safety of tourists. On April 22, terrorists opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidayers from other states—an incident that has spiked India-Pakistan tensions, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the killers would be pursued to the ends of the earth.
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