US EditionUnfortunate, prejudicial misinterpretation: Retired judges slam Amit Shah’s remarks on Sudershan Reddy
Eighteen retired judges warn that Amit Shah's misinterpretation of the 2011 ruling risks undermining judicial independence and misrepresents the court's verdict on Salwa Judum.
- On Monday, a group of 18 retired judges wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah condemning his comments as an unfortunate misinterpretation of the Salwa Judum judgment, urging restraint from political leaders.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused B Sudershan Reddy of `helping Naxalism` by delivering the Salwa Judum 2011 judgment, claiming it prolonged Naxalism beyond 2020 during events in Kerala.
- The 2011 Salwa Judum judgment found Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice S S Nijjar ordered disbanding Salwa Judum as illegal and unconstitutional, ruling recruiting tribal youths as Special Police Officers violated constitutional duties and did not endorse Naxalism.
- The retired jurists warned that prejudicial misinterpretation by a high political functionary could chill judicial independence and urged restraint and civility, saying leaders should refrain from name-calling out of respect for the Office of the Vice-President of India.
- With the September 9 election looming, B Sudershan Reddy filed his nomination on August 21 with Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi, as parties frame the contest as an ideological battle against NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan.
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