Srinagar: Normal work in courts across the valley was affected as members of Kashmir High Bar Associated stayed away work Tuesday to mark 16th death anniversary of noted lawyer and Human Rights (HR) activist Jaleel Andrabi.
According to the lawyers’ body, Andrabi was abducted by the territorial squad of Army under the command of accused Major Avtar Singh in the early days of month of March 1996 and his dead body was fished out in river Jehlum on 27th of March 1996.
Reports said lawyers stayed away from work in the high and lower courts in the Srinagar and other districts of the valley.
A one day seminar –Kashmir Freedom Struggle in the current Global Political Scenario and Prospectus of a solution) — was also held at sadder court complex here.
The Bar association has expressed serious concern was over ‘miscarriage of justice’ in Jaleel Andrabi’s murder case ‘due to the state mechanicals and ineffectiveness of the courts to bring the accused Major Avtar Singh of Army to justice.’
“The prime accused is never the less being identified as Major Avtar Singh who is presently enjoying in Canada on Indian Passport to the knowledge of the courts and the Government of India,†the lawyers said, adding “But still despite presentation of the challan in absentia of the accused before the court of law, the Government of India has not allowed the accused to face the prosecution and bring his to justice. The non-production of the accused before the court of law for facing trial has exposed the democratic and human rights credentials of India as all the official agencies are providing shelter to the accused to defeat the course of justice.†The Bar association reiterated demand of the arrest and prosecution of the accused at the earliest “in the ends of justice.†(KMW NEWS)
