Supreme Court Says: Appeals Have To Be Filed Seriously, Not For The Sake Of It; 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases

The Supreme Court in the case S Gurlad Singh Kahlon v Union of India observed and has agreed to hear in a detail petition filed seeking the implementation of the recommendations of the Justice SN Dhingra Committee with regards to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.

- TDG NETWORK

It has been submitted by Justice Dhingra committee, constituted by the Supreme Court in 2018 that in its report dated January 2020 opining that the investigation was derailed in several riot cases and recommended, among others, the filing of appeals against acquittals.

The Delhi police filed appeals against acquittals, thus, the Delhi High Court dismissed them on the ground of delay.

The counsel, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Delhi Police, informed a bench comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan that letters have been written to the prosecuting agencies to file Special Leave Petitions.

Adding to it, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati stated that two SLPs were filed and 6 SLPs are to be filed in six other cases.