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Their is a old saying that
"Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied"
So what will you say about these two incidents.
"Late Response But On Another Hand Its Better To Be Late Then Never.."
It Looks like only our Judiciary is working on improving our relationship
"Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied"
So what will you say about these two incidents.
32 Indians in Pak jails to be fred
Chandigarh, Nov 3, DHNS:
As many as 32 Indian prisoners, including two women, languishing in various Pakistan jails will finally walk free.
These prisoners, despite having served their term,were kept behind bars for one or the other reason. But an order passed by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Chaudhary on Wednesday, earned them their cherished freedom. Ordering their release, the Court directed the authorities concerned in Pakistan to expedite the process of their return to India.
Relieved families of two such prisoners, one a native of Pathankot in Punjab, say they couldnt have asked for more. Satinder Pal Singh, who hadlong overstayed his term of sentence, will soon return to his motherland. Singhs brother-in-law, Paramjit Singh, said the verdict is no less than godsend. He said his family is overwhelmed at the thought of seeing Satinder free and with them once again. For Singhs family, the wait overthe last five years was like a never ending dolefulfilm episode. Singh went missing in 2005. A letter from Kot Lakhpat jail in Pakistan revealed Singhsexistence and predicament.
The Courts order follows a petition filed by Pakistan-based advocate Awais Sheikh, who had sought the courts intervention for the release of two Indian prisoners - 36-year-old Singh and 58-year-old Karale Vitthal Bhanudas of Aman Nagar in Maharashtra. He went missing about two years ago and his family learnt about his whereabouts on August 15 last year when they received a letter from Pakistan Central Jail.
Information provided to the High Court by the Pakistan Director General of Jails revealed that there are 74 foreign nationals in four prisons in Pakistan. Awaiz Sheikh, who is also the counsel of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan and the president of Pak-India Peace Initiatives World Peace Ambassador, in a mail on Thursday said that on the courts call, the superintendent produced a list.
"Late Response But On Another Hand Its Better To Be Late Then Never.."
Indian Supreme Court Orders Release of 16 Pakistanis in 2 Months
March 13, 2010 11:42 am
On March 8, 2010, the Supreme Court of India directed the Union government to deport in two months 16 Pakistani prisoners languishing in jail even after completion of their sentence for offences under the Public Safety Act of Jammu and Kashmir.
A Bench of Justices Markandey Katju and R.M. Lodha rejected the governments argument that they could be released only if an equal number ofIndian prisoners in Pakistan were released and sent home.
The Bench gave this direction on a petition filed by Bhim Singh, leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party, seeking release of all Pakistanis detained in different jails of Agra, Jodhpur, Naini, Sangrur, Varanasi and Tihar. He submitted that there was no case against them and they had served their prison term.
Those ordered released are:
*. Mohammad Ajmal,
*. Mehrban Sathi,
*. Mohammad Nawaz,
*. Sajad Ali Jat,
*. Shabir Ahmed,
*. Shahzad Gul,
*. Shahid Mehmood,
*. Qudrat Ullah,
*. Mohammad Farooq Raja,
*. Dawood Ahmed Mughal,*. Faiz Ali,
*. Mohammad Usman Shiksh,
*. Zarar Baloch,
*. Shahid Latief,
*. Suhail Ahmed Kataria
*. Sher Khan.
They had already been provided travel documents by Pakistan.
Justice Katju told Centres counsel: This court is the custodian of the civil rights of every person, Indian or foreigner, under Article 21 of the Constitution and no person shall be deprived of his life or liberty without the procedure established by law. This provision in the Indian Constitution cannot be allowed to be diluted.
He observed: How can the government keep them in detention in violation of the fundamental rights of a person for years togetherwithout resorting to the procedure of law? The right to life and liberty was not dependent on another countrys action, he said.
In its affidavit, the Indian Government said 22 prisoners who had completed their sentences and detained in different jails were recommended for deportation by the by Jammu and Kashmir government.
It said Pakistan, while clearing the names of 16 persons, had neither sent travelling documents nor cleared the names of five others Mohd Aslam Mughal alias Zahoor Ahmed, Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, Liaquat Ali Khan alias Mehboob Ali and Abdul Qadeer Khawaja, but consular access had been provided to them. In respect of one person his nationality could not be verified, the affidavit said.
The Supreme Court of Indias decision asking the central government immediately to release and deport 16 Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentence is a welcome step in civilising official conduct towards the hundreds ofcross-border prisoners languishing in Indian jails.
Hopefully, the Pakistani judiciary led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary will take a similar stand towards Indian prisoners in jails in that country. The bench rightly rejected the governments argument that these men could be set free only if Pakistan released an equal number of Indian prisoners.
Reciprocity in this case is shameful: it means using people as pawns in diplomacy towards the other. It is no secret that Pakistan follows the same policy, with identical arguments heard in Pakistani courts. Both countries get away with it because the people who end up in jails on the other side tend to be poor and have little means to have their rights enforced.
Many are subsistence fishermen struggling in the unmarked waters around Sir Creek. Others are jailed for alleged offences ranging from crossing the border to drug trafficking, from spying to visa infringement. Few among them pose any real danger to the country where they were arrested.
Sometimes years can pass before the prisoners government gets to know about his arrest by the other side. The two sides even wrangle over granting consular access, which means allowing a diplomatic representative to visit the prisoner to verify his nationality and well-being.
Prisoners who have served out their sentence need to wait for months or even years to be released because New Delhi and Islamabad use them as bargaining chips, often waiting for symbolic occasions to free them. There are instances of prisoners losing their mental balanceby the time of release. The swift release of a Pakistani child from an Indian prison last month was an exception and owes much to a campaign by the Indian media.
The shabby attitude towards prisoners is in contrast to the bonhomie that exists between theelites of the two countries. When diplomats from the two sides meet, they are admirably pleasant with each other even at tense moments. Retired military and intelligence officers meet and exchange niceties across Track 2 tables. But the two countries seem incapable of decent behaviour when it comes to dealing with prisoners.
In 2008, a bilateral committee of retired judges, mandated by the governments, visited jails in India and Pakistan and made excellent recommendations for the early release of these prisoners. The Mumbai terror strikes put paid to all that. Holding the fate of hundreds of prisoners ransom to the complicated Indo-Pakistan relationship is morally abhorrent, inhumane, and politically unacceptable.
It Looks like only our Judiciary is working on improving our relationship
they should check arms corridor of MAOISTS and NiXALS
or they are at honeymoon in kashmir?
