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DELHI HIGH COURT
J.S. Verma, J
Smt. Neema Goyal – Appellant
Versus
Union of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. incident leading to legal claims. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. detailed account of events leading to convictions. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. supreme court observations on police conduct. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. liability of the state for violations of fundamental rights. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 15) |
| 5. establishing compensation for rights violations. (Para 11 , 12 , 16) |
| 6. assessment of compensation for victims. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 7. concerns over delayed disciplinary action against police. (Para 26 , 30 , 31) |
| 8. court's directive on compensation and accountability. (Para 33) |
1. Introduction
On 31st March 1997 at around 2.30 pm outside Dena Bank at the Outer Circle of Connaught Place, New Delhi, thirteen policemen led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Satyavir Singh Rathi (hereafter 'ACP Rathi') surrounded a Maruti Esteem car and fired at it from all directions. Two of the three occupants of the car, Shri Pradeep Goyal and Shri Jagjit Singh were killed instantaneously. Grievous injuries were caused to the third occupant, Shri Tarun Preet Singh. For the dastardly killing, ten of the policemen including ACP Rathi were convicted under S.302 IPC read with 120B IPC and various
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