BackNo minor illegally detained in Kashmir: Supreme Court quotes HC report
The court said the four HC judges of the Juvenile Justice Committee had visited all jails and spoken to those concerned and found no children under detentionA petition was filed, after the abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August, by child rights activists Enakshi Ganguly and Shanta Sinha alleging detention of children in J&K
PremiumNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that it is satisfied with the fresh reports submitted by the Juvenile Justice Committee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, which states that there are no minors illegally detained in jails since the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.
The three-judge bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana were hearing a petition filed by child rights activists Enakshi Ganguly and Shanta Sinha, which said children and teenagers were facing hardship following the scrapping of the state’s special status. The petitioners seek directions from the court to produce before the high court all the children who have been illegally detained and provide compensation to their families.
The bench also comprising of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai while perusing the Committee’s report said that since four high court judges had visited all the jails in Jammu and Kashmir and submitted in the report that no minors have been illegally detained, it would not be adequate for the court to not believe the judges.
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the petitioners, also sought a copy of the report but the court categorically stated that it would not accept any appeal to the report containing findings of four High Court Judges.
The apex court bench, while expressing its satisfaction on the report, also disposed of the petition with certain directions.
The directions are with respect to the earlier report filed by the Juvenile Justice Committee which stated that minors were detained and the court on Friday directed the Jammu and Kashmir authorities to look into providing psychological assistance to minors who were detained.
The bench allowed the petitioners to approach the appropriate forum over any grievance they have over the alleged detention of minors in Jammu and Kashmir.
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