Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Army Officers Detained In Pak

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court docket has sought the Centre’s response right this moment on a plea looking for repatriation of 54 Indian military officers who’ve been detained by Pakistan as Prisoners of Warfare for the reason that 1971 struggle.

The plea filed by Jasbir Kaur, spouse of Main Kanwaljit Singh who’s among the many detainees, additionally seeks organising of a home and a world mechanism to guard the rights of POWs.

The plea additionally seeks the Court docket’s instructions for investigation into the killing of Captain Saurabh Kalia and 4 sepoys of Jat Regiment, our bodies of whom have been returned by Pakistan. Saurabh Kalia was an officer of the Indian Military who was killed in 1999 on the age of twenty-two through the Kargil Warfare whereas being held as a prisoner of struggle by the Pakistan Military.

As we speak, the highest courtroom mentioned it’s an “vital matter” and shall be heard after three weeks. The matter was being heard by a bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant.

The petitioner was represented by advocates Namit Saxena and Manish Bhatnagar.  

Jasbir Kaur, 69, has not been capable of set up any contact together with her husband within the final 50 years and has introduced up her daughter as a single mom.

Main Kanwaljit Singh is believed to be about 80 years outdated now.

“Households have spent a lifetime within the wait of their expensive ones already, most wives haven’t remarried regardless of having lived only a brief married lifetime of a pair odd years. Toddlers grew up with out their father’s presence. Troopers of this nice nation have been residing a depressing life for nearly 50 years now. Authorities of India’s declare that they’ve been taking all doable steps for guaranteeing launch of POWs, sounds totally hole and devoid of any conviction,” the petition learn.

The plea added, “Cures within the case lie with the state and there’s no higher time than now with their (India’s) rising clout and place of dominance within the worldwide enviornment, which might be utilised for good of the humanity throughout borders.”