01-24-2011, 11:33 AM
The court's abhorrence towards the alleged wanton killing of Azad was also in tune with its robust monitoring of Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. It displayed the importance the constitutional court attaches to right to life guaranteed to all citizens under Article 21, which says "no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india...351176.cms
The expression 'person' in Article 21 must include security personnel engaged in anti-Naxalite operations in the forests of West Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. They too have been killed. Though we can term it as occupational hazard for securitymen, will their mothers, widows and children not question the Republic for their irreparable loss?
The expression 'person' in Article 21 must include security personnel engaged in anti-Naxalite operations in the forests of West Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. They too have been killed. Though we can term it as occupational hazard for securitymen, will their mothers, widows and children not question the Republic for their irreparable loss?