The Supreme Court today said that court received the report from the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court which does not support the claim of the petitioners who alleged that people are unable to access the high court in the state.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that Supreme Court did not find any support for the statement of the petitioners in the report received from the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Apex court further said, it would entertain the petition regarding alleged detention of children in Kashmir as the plea has raised substantial issues regarding minors.
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing child right activists Inakshi Ganguly and Shanta Sinha, who have alleged detention of children in Kashmir, had told the Supreme Court that people in the Valley are not able to approach the High Court. In response, Supreme Court had sought a report from the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir.
During the hearing today, the apex court directed the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to file a report before it within a week on the issue of alleged detention of children in Kashmir.
