Team News Riveting
Kolkata, May 31
The Calcutta High Court on Monday constituted a three-member Committee for rehabilitation of the victims in the Bengal post-poll violence.
“Law and order is the domain of the State and it is duty bound to see that people can return to their homes. It is the paramount role of the Government, which has no political garment so far as rule of law is concerned,” the Court said. The order has been passed by a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justices IP Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar on a petition filed by Advocate Priyanka Tibrewal.
Soon after the assembly election results were announced on May 2 and Trinamool Congress recorded a landslide victory, violence erupted in many parts of the state. A large number of people fled their habitants and crossed into the neighbouring states. The petitioner had alleged that more than 200 persons got displaced due to the violence and that they are now unable to return to their homes due to fear of the backlash.
The large bench of the court had ordered that the displaced persons would communicate their grievances on the official Email ID of the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority. After receipt of details of aforesaid persons, the Committee would coordinate with local police stations and ensure that people would return to their native place.
The Committee will consist of members to be appointed by the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission and Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority.
“Aforesaid persons are entitled to enter and live in their houses peacefully. All concerned Police Stations will coordinate with the Committee which shall submit its report to this Court about the steps taken for the aforesaid process,” the Bench ordered.
