An eye opener verdict

We are extremely pleased to see the triumph of justice, though belated. This verdict of the High Court will go a long way in enhancing people's confidence in judicial intervention and activism.

This verdict has also exposed the inherent weakness and wilful negligence on the part of the investigating officer. While on the subject, we also hope that the administration will now wake up and move to resolve any other similar case of wrongful and unjust confinement there may be. Besides, it must be understood that incidents like these are serious matters of gross human rights violation. It not only brings misery and misfortune to the victims and their families but also leads to tarnishing of image of the government and the country as a whole.

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The dignity and the strength of the judiciary including the lower judiciary must be upheld at any cost. No instrument of the administration should stand in its way of functioning. After all, judiciary is the most important instrument in protecting the rights of people as enshrined in the constitution.