Bar & Bench has compiled the comments of Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, who is hearing the petitions on the Telangana agitations. The AP police are under fire by the Judge for using excessive force.
When the Andhra Pradesh police dealt with the Telangana agitations with excess amounts of force, it was only a matter of time before somebody took legal action. The Writ Petitions filed by ABN Andhrajyoti News Network reporter and an Osmania University student, who have challenged the use of force and entry of police into the OU campus respectively are two of the several petitions.
Justice L. Narasimha Reddy had issued a temporary injunction barring the police from erecting barriers within the campus and entering the University. The Division Bench of the High Court also dismissed Governments application in the appeal and held that the barricades were unnecessary.
Here are some of the comments of Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, the single judge hearing the writ petitions against police brutality in Osmania University made observations that did not put the Andhra police in good light. The Judge observed that the police were treating Telangana as Pakistan and the OU campus as the Wagah Border. Some of his observations are below:
On Contempt:
“The DGP is busy in fighting his own litigation. He is in need of a court order to continue in the post, but he does not respect an order from the same court. Let Amnesty International step in. This court had ordered the withdrawal of the forces and removal of the barricades on the OU campus. But when I passed by OU this morning, the barricades were still there.”
On Bihar:
“We do not find such kind of a situation in any other part of the country. Even in Bihar, the police obey some agency. It’s all the more unfortunate that such things are happening at a time when a renowned former police officer is the governor of the state. His presence should act as a deterrent on the police. But the reverse is happening.”
On Anjaneyulu:
“Why this hungama? Was there any looting, arson or murder? Even girl students were ill treated. Who is this P.S.R. Anjaneyulu, the Joint Commissioner of Police, who orders mayhem first and then apologises to the media at the end of the day. He must not enter the campus.”
On General Dyer:
“But there is none here to question the lawlessness among our police. There are several Dyers here and your government is not competent enough to control them.”
Additional Advocate General A. Satya Prasad, is appearing for the Government, and evidently is having a tough time defending the state's actions.
Comments
surendra kumar
February 19, 2010 - 9:52amThe Judge should not have used the derogatory term , "even in Bihar". It was unwarranted. He should amend his comments. He is a learned man. Such usages have a large repurcussions.
jagdish dubey
February 20, 2010 - 10:30amGood that we are able to read as to what had actually happened in court.News papers controlled by politicians are editing and reporting the biased version of court proceedings also...Thanks for the info.Jay Dubey
Srinivasrav kandaala
February 22, 2010 - 7:48am#Mr.Ravi and Surendra kumar commented well.Maintaining law
joginder
February 23, 2010 - 9:40pmIt is the falt of our system. Thank's to High court, there is sumbudy to qustion on criminal attitude of police and Government.
Dr.Jetling Yellosa
February 25, 2010 - 6:41pmIt is very sad that again the High Court of A.P. has to interfere in stopping the A.P. police bosses to not to commit the excess in the O.U. Campus. We have fundamental right to protest and students have every reason to agitate for formation of Telangana state. Thoug the matter now in the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court may also hold the decision of J.Narasimha Reddy who is a judge from Telangana as he knows the plight of people of Telangana. Indian constitution guarantees right to protest under peaceful conditions, but deploying the heavy forces inthe campus is nothing but to surpress the right of students for fightning the Telangana, and our country is member in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Covenants which also guarantees it is a basic right to protest and the decision of the Govt. of A.P. in regard to heavy deployment of police forces in the OU campus and other Telangana versities canot be tenable.
Jai
February 23, 2011 - 11:31pmJustice Reddy deserves kudos for his judgements. The andhra govt. headed by Narasimhan is trying to crush the democratic rights of our people through brute force. This will fail like the Nizams or Mubarak did.
Citizen
January 3, 2013 - 7:30amHis comments sounds more of a TRS activist than a Judge. It is very uncommon for judges to criticize people. They only have to say their acts as right or wrong. He goes name by name and criticize them like a politicians. As some one pointed out, 'Even Bihar' Any judge with common sense will never comment that. And why would a judge go on patrolling? I don't think constitution gives the power or responsibility to judiciary to go around and monitor if their judgement are implemented. Responsibility of law-and-order is with Police and not with judiciary. They can only review if it violates citizens rights but they can't tell police how to do their job. It is crossing limits. I have been observing him. All judgments are influenced by his regional feelings. He is letting the values of judiciary down.
hanmi
February 19, 2010 - 10:10amNo one can stop Telangana state
sastri
February 19, 2010 - 10:33amSurendra Kumar, India do u belong to india are taliban students r tnder branches they r rightfully asking for telangana without any violence telangana was a state earlier and v were promised demerger by the then pm and the fazal ali committe before commenting on someone know the history and facts esl should act truthfully and with heart.truth hurts but u hv to face it at the end of the day. jai telangana.
srinivas
February 19, 2010 - 10:58amThank's to High court, there is sumbudy to qustion on criminal attitude of police and GOV
dr.madhava reddy
February 19, 2010 - 11:40amthis is a shock to andhra govt , acting only to supress the movement by any means and u can imagine if the govt is not concerning about the student in their own campus and beaten up them like animals....what is a kind of discrimination showing here.......stupid andhra cm.they have to feel shame on themselves in behaving like this....the telangana now became more a police state.
o u student
February 19, 2010 - 12:13pmjay telangana
RAM MOHAN RAO
February 19, 2010 - 1:58pmPolice officals are really behaving as dyers. The State government should suspend all the police officials immediately.
ravi
February 19, 2010 - 2:08pmi feel that police is have a very tough time in AP with ongoing agitations and so far they have done extremely well. It is important to respect courts as they have final authority but judges should question themselves first - are they maintaining law and order. Are they protecting peoples life, students careers etc. the answer is no. people will realise when these mindless agitators kill some judge etc.
akhilesh
February 19, 2010 - 8:00pmPolice force only obey the orders of their masters. Peaceful Demonstration, pickets
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