One Brigand Veerappan was killed 20 years ago. Nevertheless, cases related to collateral damage due to mass manhnts still refused to die. The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by the nephew of Veerappan, demanding compensation of ₹ 20 lakh.
Justice D. Bharath Chakraborty said that the court only Right Petitioner, A. Satish Kumar, 36 -year -old, can have sympathy with Atapalam village in Krishnagiri district, who allegedly had his father at the age of six in 1995. Arjunan saw and started one and started. Search for it since gaining majority in 2007. Lawyer of the petitioner P. Vijendran told the court that Mr. Satish’s mother A. Maryal was the sister of Veerappan. He died of suicide in 1991 as he was completed by police personnel who were looking for some lead to catch his brother due to torture.
In 1993, the Arirur Police in Pengaram in Dharmapuri district, the Ariur Police, the Terrorist and Disruptive activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act, Explosives Act and the Indian Penal Code. However, on December 19, 2006, while delivering his verdict in the case, a fast track court had registered in Dharmapuri that Arjunan’s death was pending, although Mr. Satish was arrested only by Karnataka Police in another case. Was to know about. September 14, 1995.
After representing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2008, Mr. Kumar filed a captive corpus petition in the High Court in 2009, demanding a direction to the Karnataka Police to produce his father before the court. . However, the petition was closed in 2010 when the police refused to arrest him.
Even after that, Mr. Satish continued to pursue the case with NHRC and President’s office, until he did not about a death certificate issued by the Natrapalayam Panchayat at Denknikota Taluk in Dharmapuri district on December 26, 2001. Jaane, announced his father’s death, June 13, 1995. Subsequently, he came on conditions that his father could die, which could possibly be due to custodial torture and began to represent the state to demand compensation of ₹ 20 lakh for his death. He filed a writ petition in 2017 and got a direction to consider his representation in 2022.
On March 11, 2024, the Krishnagiri Collector dismissed its petition for compensation on the basis that the reality of the death certificate could not be ascertained. The collector said that the serial number 18 of the document was 18, while the Death register of the panchayat had only 17 entries in 2001.
Opposing the current petition of the petitioner to reduce the order of the collector and compensate him, Additional Government Petitioner (AGP) Stalin Abhimanyu said that the petitioner was not sure whether his father’s death was only due to custodial torture, And no case was registered together. it. The AGP said that the petitioner could not expect an inquiry about his father after 30 years.
Recording his submission, the judge said that the petitioner chasing the case would have no meaning, after that, without any concrete material about his father’s death. “This court can sympathize with the petitioner. However, there is something called future, and it is time to move forward, ”the judge concluded.
(Assistance to overcome suicidal ideas is available at the state health helpline 104, tele-mans 14416.
Published – February 11, 2025 12:39 AM IST
