On Thursday, the High Court of Delhi granted more time to the Gov of India and others on a plea challenging the report of a fact-finding committee constituted by the Delhi Minorities Commission in relation to Feb 2020 North East Delhi violence.
The Bench of Justice DN Patel & Justice Jyoti Singh gave more time to the Govt after Advocate Monika Arora appearing for the Centre sought more time to file its reply in the matter.
Earlier, the same bench had issued a notice in the petition & also sought responses from the Delhi Police and the publishers of the report.
The plea sought to quash & set aside a report dated June 27, 2020, published by a fact-finding committee.
The plea also challenged several private reports, including those published by Human Rights Watch, the Citizens & Lawyers Initiative & Amnesty International India.
The petitioner Dharmesh Sharma, a victim of the violence stated that the form & content of the reports are designed to deceive the judicial forums & the public at large.
According to Sharma, the reports are intended to prejudice the general public & the world at large against the investigations & subsequent proceedings in accordance with the law.
The petition claimed that the said reports have been made by individuals who have acted as "extra-constitutional private tribunals" & have sought to give credence to their reports by attaching their former constitutional & executive posts.
The petition says the reports of "extra-constitutional private tribunals" are based on evidence that was taken without any legal authority. Also, this evidence was taken selectively from people who have a vested interest in the subject matter.
According to the petitioner, the reports are not only biased but also impede the due process of law & the right to a fair trial in the matter.
Represented by Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani & Advocate Ashish Dikshit, the petitioner urged the Court to declare such reports by any statutory authorities, private organisations or "extra-judicial private tribunals" that are without any authority of law as void & ought not to be relied upon by any judicial forum including the courts where the matters in respect of Delhi riot cases are pending.
In Feb, violence took place in the northeast area of Delhi between groups supporting & opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which led to the deaths of at least 53 people.
SOURCE ; ANI NEWS
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