Jaibans Singh The Indian Army, on the directions of the Supreme Court of India, conducted an inquiry into the Pathribal encounter that took place in the year, 2002. It may be recalled that on May, 01, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in the Pathribal case that the first option with regard to proceeding against the alleged accused persons rests with Army and if the Army does not … [Read more...] about Pathribal case: Due process of law is being followed
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Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Jasbir Sarai Consequent to various news reports and public debates on the Pathribal case, I decided to venture into the provisions of lessor known system of dispensation of justice in the Army. It may be recalled that on May, 01, 2012 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the Pathribal case that the first option with regard to proceeding against the alleged accused persons rests … [Read more...] about Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Policy decisions should not be incident driven or politicised
Jaibans Singh The preoccupation of Kashmiri politics with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is attaining rather exasperating dimensions. Somehow, all issues that come into media limelight are twisted and turned to get back to discussing the revocation or otherwise of the AFSPA. Recently, the Valley has been in the throes of an incident of firing by the CISF on … [Read more...] about Policy decisions should not be incident driven or politicised