IN THE HIGH CQURT OE CMI-I.ATTISGARH AT BII-ASPUR WRITPETmON ...aw.7.../2QQ1 PETITIONERS t ^ ^ %¥\ ^y^'^- ^yy" <^AO) 2. SARDARARJUNSINGKSIDDHU S/0. LATE SARDAR KUNWARJEET SINGHStDDHU,AGEDABOUT17 YEARS-MINOR R/0 MOHALLA- DEVI GANJ ROAD, AMBIKAPUR, DISTRICT - SURGUJA (C.G.) THROUGHNEXTFRIEblDAND 'te-^'?;''^ WOTI-lERSMTJYO'ftSliSDl-IU VWO LATE SARDAR;KOi<SffiR.lEET SINQI-1 ^IDDHU AOEB ^BWT | 40YEARS- PETinQNEINO; 2 1 S!\4T JYOTISIDDHU VWOljyTE SARDAR KUAWARJEET SINGH SIDDHU AGED ABOUT40YEARS R/0. MOHALLA - DEVI GANJ ROAD, AMBIKAPUR, DISTRIGT- SURGUJ^ :(C.G.)^ .1 ta i;i; ISII IEH9 ;.aa ta. RESPQNDENTS ^M^ |-.^t'ii;|;(T[^-^^^^ VERSUS 'TI-fESJiCTEORCHH^lSe^ •TMROLtG|l:Tl-lE|y||iii||iRg GQVT@F?CHH®TlS^R!J-p A3" F»yPUR(e.G.) " • . 1 CTI-IE>SifflE.ClF|IVIAE)l-fli'A|FyiiG)g§|'i |l-tRDtJ||T!-ffilc|ttE||||^^^j ^<^.:^:FiMA©Mwi:liNa@iilB ,|Ml^B|%:BN^N?iB;HJ|Bliil| i|l ^BW»t»Ra )E|Slil')ij^ ^ Isi^ "!:mwsx ?iai.:KaH-H: iK, •w ]!»- WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLES 226/227 CONSTITUTIONOF INDIAFORTHEISSUANCEOF APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTION AND/OR ORDER - 1,1 ~-f f" flitft'fl'* <tti^ila** t) ^''f'"'!^. ,B». 'S^S •*U4lfl'i<,ya1wis, fsK'ii'H'y. j^ -9-100 •T-DV'}: wwii a»Hi<t> •^200i 311^<lt45l+('jqly«t4) TRIIWHfct STlSsi 01.5.2002 Shri Manoj Mishra C( Shri Sanjay K. AgfSL\ the State/Rcspondents.' Heard. By this writ petition Constitution of India, p( laiedimderArticlB 226/227 of tKe appropriate writ, order or coinpensatiori of Rs.2,50, 1984 wlth interest theri Petitioners furtlier pray to ISSIi GRPRJIJN8 damages for destroying Cycle of the victuns wlfh in (2) Leamed counsel for incident took place in the +wfct<il-i ^TOif.'ii.fsyl S^fK ^f ^aifimaBi^it ,, >unsel for the petitioners, yat, Depuly Advocate Qeneral for ititioners pray for issuaoce of 4ireetk>n t(»the l«spOEKlenitsto pay p00/- t6 the petitioners ior tfae death of each viclam ui arlti-Slkh Ribts occurred in fhe year eon fl-om the aate of Imciident. direct (he respondents to pay the of the victuns and the Motor hoUse terest. ^he petitioiieTS siitHiiits that tijie house of the victims at Mohalla -50,000. 17::iK?W(IBN s-)"il lil [ilil 111 flli'i' 11 "-1- 1811 Wi^'n'Hft'ii'B n<n 'oii^i si**iw 3~5T'^raRT!T, 0>x?ly' IC, fsiclW^. WHffta»*<i<h -^- • ai^i 'f^K (^3??t!r) •^200 c^ctiw W^fl sn^w Babupara ofAmbilsapur, Djstt. Sarguja in which the fatherof petitioner No. Inamely Sar^ar Kunwarjeet Singh Siddhu and Sardail'Jaswaat grand father nainely mother Sint. Ranundra Sidldhu and there was arson and l(ootii^; ta whteh |the house of the deceased was ransacked ai^d motbr-Gycle was damaged. It is furthersubmittedtiiatthe^rstwIuleStatepfMadhyaEradesIi had given the following s|mounts of compensation to the petitioners. i. In theyeaTl984 U. On07.IO. 1998 iii. On08.12.1998 So far the petitioners IM.IJ •iSM'sifl •;l::'li;S^I^^^^S^ ^i?^^-^^ ^l^ Gl iira ira Sj^'i.^ g::i^&3^ ; •'^S^.Ss^ <<iiii<'(<<l-i ^wWii^st^R'^K ^aifipisii^s Suagh Siddhu and grand were kUled in Anti Sildi Riots Rs. 60,000/- Rs. 90,000/- Rs.1,50,000/- e reeeived the compensafion 6f Rs.1,00,000/- in all, on alscount of death of each vlctujn. } Leamed counsel for the petijdoners sybmits that thoughtiie| petttioners had made sever^d representations before varioijis JZOOI.—50,000. [^K!ll.;tJ^^Sil IIIM lan r.![l SD^I ^Bi Rl-fi'* VS wi^s aiiiti ^? ••4l^!<'l'y,'®Til*f<re,:R|<rii'y^, 3 ; *1MCTI SRHIIt ••w^zoo 3iA?i'<pw ("j?ty^c') aufhorities for eiihancemej: fc^io neeiiSul va.s dt (3) Leamed counsel for fh|i Writ Petition No. 1429 of| it of amoimt of compensafiQn, AdminlstoTation) reported in Coiirt directed payment of made a general direction smular eases. He has drawrl >ne. • • RGtitioner submlts that in Civil 1996 IBhajan Kaur -v- DeUu 1996 AIHC 5644, the Delhl Hlgh i.2 lakhs with interest and also Bs Judgment whieh reads as ui|ider Natibtt "Article 21 is the tndividual 6r group of persoi) nation belongs tp inembers equal inembers of the Indian] equal protectlon of laws is tfae Constitution to them. discredited. The conduct of| has to be controUed' by enshrined ta Article 21 of fh fhe State to create a climi leinbers ofthe socid;ty belonyn 'tlllil'tll'f *<llll'ff^w'^tl'31t«;l< •^'stfiw'aii^i hat this shoiild apply to other attentton to para IQ ofthesaid a^tt's coinmitment to bnngjeveiy i ^s within its protective fbld,| This ^f aU fhe commiuiiti.es. They are Society, Equallty before law and ^nsured to them. by Article 14 of None is to be favoured or* Iany person or groyp of persons tljie State for (he lofty purpose Coristitution. It is the d|uly of ajte where the cleawage betnreen D.^ng to different faiths, caste and 50,000. T ^SI •*|M|cl<),.'EPfl)'y<l®,fslclKHy aji^n qil ftii<» mian^iwii* WWtT^bHKt) -^- , an^i ''ra^T (1@^q^S) •WI.2PO ipsnmt ^iftd si^'s creed are eradicated. The precious' Uves of the peopl^ Otherwlse, article 21 wUl rt long overdue for adoptingi hortatory effect in enfprcit The State cannot adopt &'} smala a paper gum^[rtee. Ilmfi lg| measures that have inQre! (tlaan |t! ^g Arttele 21 of the; CSonstftuticui.^ grevention, fhe State mus and initiative to prevent 1( represented by 1984 riots ejnd in the evenSaSairwxS^tC^S^ riot it Jiaust act swiftly part can result in Ibss of the Coristitution. The Uberty, dlgnllytand worth able to d6 aU Chat then it adequate cQmpensation to that Ufe cannot be taker procedure established by 14w." IS.—50,000. *l<lt?l<ft'1 ><l*<<-ff<f'&^<Rt«;K ^ sifwi sn^r ; .tate must act iri timeso that thas ane not desti-qyed IOT threafceiied. do •nothiT^^ atticlye".1 ;'I.,yse^<ll^a^liSGIII'i3 take every precauti|oii,J3ai' aTqfem populi of1±ienia|giii|i|Gl| 3SS o curb fhe sao and iipt^alkwil predous time fo slip by, a^^gny inaetion OT passivity on ffisi {rf precaous liSe adsQi Sber^i aS tadividuals amjpuntiag to ^{dfl.tkm arid ncyatisxsttS'fa^^B 2^ State faas to enfGB'ce^ mihNnnm "f^^l^^.'i i811111 ^Ws^ fWS3 iV •' ^fi! •i'--:'i'i'N :"i' i -!:11: r[i!: standaivls ofcivUized beha^toui-ofitscitizens^s^ |of an indivldual 1s protected and preserved and is not jeopaijdized or endangered. Ifit is not (;annot escape the liability to pay the family of the persons Icilled durmg riots as tiis or her l^fe has been extinguished in|clear violation of article 21 of tlie Gonstitution wluch mandates away except accoRiing t(y tBe (•^nphasJ.s supollfea) 11"^ q'9!liK:S8!S88i:? i»nlllffifiBBIi?y ^ff. ^ -t - 3ii^rwl%-ii<»i ^n^T'iCTW 'ysi. -4l'yi<yl'Ll, vi-^w i<s, fqfii'y'^ wwirfl»«ii<t» -^' : 3(1^1 •CR^(^^Rt[) ••Wl.200 TOIIW^f^T 311^1 (4) The niatter came for Coiu-t in case of S.S. ^onsideratton befbre the SupEemel •i t^ AftfatutaUa -v- UruanLof India cmd^tl reported inAIRQOOlS.C. 1 under: Coui^try "In the wsSss of assas^ October 31, 1984 there wer^ and other parts ofthe November 1984 which involl eoinffllttee was constituted this Court which made an kUled in those riots were 31 69 m Bokaro. CivU Writ Kaur -v- Delhl Adminlstratii the High Court of DeUu dependents pffhose IdUed ir ofSmt. Indira Gandhi as tb life of ;its citizens and the fhereof. The Hlgh Court of 1996 held that m fhe e? istratibn CK—50,000, ;xpan<^ed (cf<i)-f HIHfff'^'f5^<Iw(it. ^aftnaffl^i v]~\'^ ~. '';ir?l.'i:: 09 whereto it has beennoted ajs ii ||BJ!! m:<:i3 tillil'j lination of Smt. Indira Gandhi ostj Kweral Idllii^s ofSiKhs in E)elM| between0ctober31, 1984tffll |red arson, looting and inuFder. & tifiaded ty Justice R.N. Mishra of ImjquiTy and reported (haf Sikhs y74 in Delhi, 127 in Kaiiptir and No. 1429'1996 titledi Bh^aa (1996 AIHC 5644) was ffled i3B| ^n- p^di^; compei^ation to Uie i the riots after the assassmation i|s State had a duty t6 protfeGt the ^tate cugtit to pay CQmpeijisatiQn |DeUu ly its QT<IE!T dated ^Jufy 5, meanii:^atti-iyiL edtt)| III'IIF WW. •?^^? :';::^ Petition ""=ac-°gc=Z?g3ZIS3SaiHK'IBII'°3 ISSiSBBBSBffSSSHIJBi'SHB SB I: + -t T T5ET "i11'41<'t<(, y'fll'M'IS, fs|C1Wlj,< sii^i w ft-fi* TOT <*ti^lfl si*»iict* GRPRJ WHCtI fl»*11<»> •W^200 -€• sn^t •q^r (1pf3^?) wnw^ifta aii^i 21 of the Constitution it is| cllmate where members off falfhs, cast and creed live t); has a duty to protect their li^i individual wUch should notl in any circumstance fhe St cannot escape the liability t< of the person killed diiring exOnguished tn clear vi(] Constitution. The High a siim of Rs.2 lakhs with y dtrection (hat this directioil also. Thereafter, this writ p| extend the benefit oftheJu^ Adiainistration (supra) to other reliefs.It is brought persons kUled in each of fhe Nos. KUled Coutt 3874 1 3 *iil<'i41-< 'wTaf if 'fe^t 'rtw?R i; aiRm aii^l the duty of the State to create a Ifae Society belongmg to different lagether and, therefore, the State |e, liberty, dignity and worth ofan Ibe jeopardized or endangered. If l|ate is not able to do so, then it pay compensationto the famUy triots as hls or her Ufe has been blation of Ardcle 21 of the L4t, therefore, diracted payment of 4iterest and also made a general t^ should apply to smular cases itition has been filed seeking to Igment in Bhajan Kaur V. DeUu entire country and for certain (o our notice that the number of IState is as under: State DeUil Rajasfhan Orissa fhle B(—50,000. ^,fSt-ifsr~'^'T'^""'-'v" 'T^i^-rH'.^ ic' / £^iJ^ft^ ^^^^ -t- 31)^1 qil Rl-l TEiqT W^\ (**lfl* 'ysf •^|-4ict'4, g-aly'is, Is|i"iiyy,< WH'S'II thHlth •Wt200 7- 311^1 'q^; ('jql^t^l) Kmw^tet sii^n 106 2 • 120 98 260 9 4473 While noting the aforesaid held as under: "Certain claims have b< petition setting out certain After thls petition was fil< Oovemment of dlfferent each one of those cases s1 taken by them in cases whei kuids ofviolence resultlng in in the nature of the dtfficult for us to extend thc DeUii in Bh^an Kaur (supra) qirafepfrr-wiaf 41^3> ti^?R ^; a.ifim sn^i Haryana Himachal Pradesh Blhar M.P. Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra cjontents, fhe Supreme Coiirt has Stsltes ten made m para 13.3 offhls writ tfacts which need to be verified. ^d notices were issued to the and they filed responses in .t^tir^ the steps fhat have been [^ there had been death or other [mjuriesorlossofproperty. But of the case, it is very decision ofthek High Courtof |to all the States without maldng circuitstances GRP te00(.—50,000. T^ -F "TSE["41-41<'t'4,'E9fll'M'IS, ^Cll'Hy sn^ivi ftiif WH^n^T'STO^F vfmvn ti»Hi<»> -8- gd^ff Tra^ (i°it3°"t(') •W^200 TOnw^iftasn^i a detailed examination of case. Such exaiaination would be appropriate for u^ Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjat)) Patoaa, Madhya Pradesh of DeUu, Rajasthan, Oris| Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, U1 to deal with the matter ii| herein in respect of fhe ^ treatuig this writ petition Court. These proceedings, to the respective High Annexures aad response-of shall be sent to the High Q (5) A plain reading of the s Court while considermg tl passed in case of Bhajar (supra) has noted down order dated July 5th 1996 h attributed to Article 21 of 'fiiiici'fl-i 'qngf'? ft^> Tfw?re ^?3iRCT3II^I the cuscumstances arising in each 4annot be done by us. Therefore it to du-ect the High CourtsofDeUu, and Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Al}ahabad and Bombay in the States jsa, Haryana, Hunachal Pradesh, |ar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa respect of the allegations made |tate faUing in its jurisdiction by as a petition ffled in that High |therefore, shall stand transferred Coi|u-ts. A copy of the petition with ]the respective State Qoveminentt »urtfor appropriate action." jaid order shonrs that the Supreine ^e judgment of Dellu High Gourt Kaur -v- Delhl Adininistration th^it the High Court of Delhi by its ^ld that in the expanded mearung 1|he Constitution, it is the duty of GR //20(X.—50,000. + +. 311^1 ^BI ftFlNi mi dii^i fhii* GRPI "s^ •<<i<<i<ri<i, yflly'Ko, facii't)^ *11*1CTI »*<1<!|» ^- sn^r •qx?r('iita'"^) ••^200 TOIIW flftff 3II^!I the State to create a clim^te where members of the Society belonging to different faitl^s, caste ahd creed Uve togefher and therefore the State h|as the duty to protect their life, t>f an individual which should not liberty, dignity and worth i be jeopardized or endange the State is unable to do so Court directed payment of / While noting so, the Supn Courts concemed to deal atlegations made thereui ut jurisdiction by treatuig fhat that High Court and -transferred to fhe respectiv^ 'tllfrll'l-l 'qnrif'if 'fez> tl»l«(i< ^sTlmaii^r ed and if tn such circumstances then it caanot escape the liability families of the victims kUled to pay conipensation to t)ie during riots as his or her 4fe has been extingiiished in clear violation of Article 21 of thd; Constitution. Therefore the High sum ofRs.2 lakhs wlfh uiterest. ^me Court has dtrected fhe High ^ifh the matter in respect of the 4 respect of the State faUing ta its writ petition as a petition ffied in tpiose proceedtngs shall stand H^h Courts." - k00(.—50,000. 'f:ij- '^ II »ti? + an^tw f^'ii* Wff <311<i<l Sh^lW GRF ^^E[ "41'41d^, »-a1'M<ie, fqciiyy w«tl<»»«11<*» -.|0- 3D^T ^R^ ('i'ltai^) TOIIW^ltetSII^t •Wt200 qipiferiN inwif <f felA'rfsT(?R ^Tsifanani^T (6) At this stage, leanjied counsel for the petitioners subinits that the State of Madhya-Pradesh has been re- organised and on date of jlecision ofSuprenie Coiirt dated 16.3.2001 rendered in ca^e of S.S Ahluwalia (supra), the State of Chhattisgarh was ^lready fonned and so far as the victmis of the present case i]s concemed, they were residing in State of Chhattisgarh, pierefore, petitioners pray for extending the benefit ofthe|judgnientinBhajan Kaur (sypra) to the State of Chhattisgarl] as it is a welfare State. (7) Having considered th^ facts and cu-crunstances of fhe case and material avaUable |3h record, In the opinion of thls Court, the present petitione|rs are entitled to have benefit of the judgment of DeUii High coiupensation of Rs.2 lakhs |Court passed in case of Bhajan Kaur (supra) and accordu^gly fhe Respondents shall pay r n-i ftie amount already paid 1]o the dependents, within one with 9% interest^after adjusting 200(—50i000. d-aT ^|A||<y|A|, ®nt<-l<|(o,l<s|<!ll'9y,< wrwKgsBsnw WWff »*<!<(» •I- 3(I^T'^?('^qt3^T) ttomt^Htoasrtsi 'viii<nqli Hi'iCTf^ fe^t <I«l'yi< •^ aifim sf^v monfh from the date of Judgmenf. (8) Sofaras theother and Diotor cycle is I'eceipt/produGtion of a copy of this concedned- a represeiitation befbre representation is fUed, ^eliefregarding damage ofthe house jned-,petitioners are entitled fo iriake responidents and in case sucla £L jlae respondeiits |shall consider Ihe order within 3 months from the fben fhey are af liberty; (9) The State would victuns, whettier an5F FI^ sanafi and pass a reasQn|ed date of receipt ofTeprese^itation. (8) It 1s made clear tl^ct iri case fhe order passed by^fhe respondents are advers^ tt> to the Interest of the petitioners, aptriy afresh. submit report that after deatU of ^was filed and whether any culprits albo were brought tb fhe boops in tlus incident. The report to that effect shall be filed wit^uii 3 months before the Registrar Geiieral ft>r perusal inGt|amtwr. 50,000. M Ki-HC TSf "41'qid^, ©•'liy'Ko,fadl+iy -12 3fl^[TR^r(' Wf ^I l<;-)i<(> ^ This petition is aforesaid. parpy aUowed with the Uberty/direction Certified Photocopy w4il?(ql'f i?i^ff^ 'fe^et' <Fi>(^.« ^rstRwsn^i Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge L^lAi*?'-^