Supreme Court Admits Appeal in Bathani Tola Massacre Case, Expedites Hearing
By Citizens for Justice for Bathani Tola
16 July, 2012
Countercurrents.org
New Delhi, July 16, 2012: A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Chelameswar today admitted the appeal against the Bihar HC verdict in the Bathani Tola massacre case, and expedited the hearing. The informant Sri Kishun Choudhury's Special Leave Petition appeal had been tagged along with the appeal filed by the Bihar State Government, and the hearing took place this morning.
The hearing was also attended by Justice (retd) Rajinder Sachar.
The informant Sri Kishun Choudhury, whose wife and two daughters had been killed in the massacre, as well as Naeemuddin Ansari who lost 6 family members in the massacre, welcomed the outcome of the hearing. "We attended the Convention by the Citizens for Justice for Bathani Tola yesterday. Thanks to the support and solidarity of people from all over the country, the Supreme Court has heard our plea and admitted our appeal. We will take back this good news to the people of Bathani Tola. It is a small victory in our struggle for justice," said Naeemuddin Ansari.
The Citizens for Justice for Bathani Tola welcomes this development, and will continue to campaign for justice for the Bathani Tola survivors. We thank all the legal luminaries, activists, and concerned people for taking an interest in the cause of the Bathani Tola survivors.
Satya Sivaraman, Kavita Krishnan, Uma Gupta, for
Citizens for Justice for Bathani Tola
Contact: 9560756628
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