The Supreme Court decided the suo motu case on the midnight 4/5 June 2011 police crackdown on Baba Ramdev sleeping supporters at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, in which lathis, tear-gas shells and brick-batting were used to disperse the gathering, killing a Delhi woman and injuring many. The Court held the police action showed negligence and abuse of power with unjustifiable and brutal acts, while also finding contributory negligence by the organisers Trust. The Court directed disciplinary action against all erring police personnel irrespective of rank, registration of criminal cases, and ad hoc compensation of Rs 5 lakh to a Delhi woman kin, Rs 50,000 for grievous injuries and Rs 25,000 for simple injuries, with 25% of death/grievous awards payable by the Trust. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 23 February 2012 in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 122 of 2011, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: B. S. Chauhan, Swatanter Kumar, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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“Take disciplinary action against all the erring police officers/personnel who have indulged in brick-batting, have resorted to lathi charge and excessive use of tear gas shells upon the crowd, have exceeded their authority or have acted in a manner not …” (para 234(a))
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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