Special on Human Rights Day: There is no chairman in Jharkhand State Human Rights Commission, hearing is stalled for nine months
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Ranchi, Rana Pratap: In Jharkhand, the State Human Rights Commission formed to stop human rights violations and take action against the culprits has come to a standstill. Every month 25-30 cases are being registered in the Commission, but they are not being heard. The number of pending cases has increased to more than 850. There were 562 cases pending in the year 2022-2023. Whereas in 2023-2024, 300 cases have been filed so far. This situation has arisen due to the vacant posts of Chairman and two members in the Commission. The complainants are not getting justice due to the stalled hearing of the case. On the other hand, the state government does not seem to be serious about protecting the human rights of the people. The state system is lazy regarding human rights.
Hearing of cases is stalled from March 2023
The cases registered in the State Human Rights Commission are not being heard from March 2023. The cases are not being heard since the tenure of acting president SK Satpathy ended. Two posts of members are sanctioned in the Commission, that too is lying vacant. However, complaints regarding human rights violations are definitely being registered in the Commission. Case number is being given in it, but it is not being heard.
There have been two chairmen and one acting chairperson in the commission.
Till now there have been two chairpersons and one acting chairperson in the Human Rights Commission. Retired Chief Justice Narayan Rai of Rajasthan High Court was appointed the first Chairman of Jharkhand State Human Rights Commission. After the end of Justice Rai’s tenure, retired Chief Justice RR Prasad was given the responsibility of Chairman of the Human Rights Commission. Justice RR Prasad died during his tenure (he was suffering from cancer) during treatment. Later, commission member SK Satpathy was made the acting chairman. This post is lying vacant since his tenure ended.
Many cases of human rights violation came to light in Jharkhand
Voices have been continuously raised in the world to protect human rights. December 10 is celebrated as Human Rights Day across the world in commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. It was adopted and declared by the United Nations General Assembly as a global standard for the protection and promotion of human rights for all persons. Many cases regarding violation of human rights are coming to light in Jharkhand also.
Case Study-1: Students sent to jail after fabricating a false story of murder
The police of Chutiya police station had sent three innocent students to jail by fabricating a false story of fake kidnapping and murder of a girl named Preeti and then burning her. Among these, three youths of Dhurva, Ajit, Amarjeet and Abhimanyu, were sent to jail. On May 15, 2014, the police filed a charge sheet against the three in the case of kidnapping, gang rape, murder and burning. When Preeti returned alive on 14 June 2014, the truth was revealed. Later, on the orders of the Human Rights Commission, the youth were directed to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each.
Case Study – 2: Intezar Ali implicated by planting explosives
On August 20, 2015, Intezar Ali, a resident of Hindpiri, Ranchi, was implicated in a false case by planting explosives in a passenger train. This was disclosed by Dipu Khan, arrested in the case at that time. Deepu had told that a conspiracy to recover explosives was hatched to get an officer promoted. Intezar Ali, returning from Vardhman-Hatia passenger, was caught with a bag containing explosives near Kita station. Intezaar Ali remained in jail for 56 days. CID investigation revealed that Mo Jaffran of Hindpiri had given the explosives on the instructions of Army Intelligence Officer Subedar SP Mishra.
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