Justice Kaul Advocates Truth And Reconciliation Commission For Kashmir: Addressing The Exodus Of Kashmiri Pandits And Healing Wounds
Justice Kaul Advocates Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Kashmir: Addressing the Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and Healing Wounds.
Justice Kaul Advocates Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Kashmir: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul’s insightful judgment on Article 370, proposing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Kashmir.
Learn about his emotional remarks, the need for healing, and the potential impact on human rights violations since 1980.
Article 370: Supreme Court Justice Kaul mentioned the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley, and said- there is a need to heal the wounds.
In his judgment on Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, while referring to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, suggested forming a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the human rights violations in the state since 1980, saying that only truth is the path to reconciliation.
He also clarified that this commission will not work as a court of commission.
Justice Kaul, a native of Srinagar, himself is a Kashmiri Brahmin. He is going to retire on the 25th of this month.
In his separate judgment written on Article 370, Justice Kaul made very emotional comments on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in which his pain is visible.
He has written that the men, women, and children of the state have suffered a lot due to terrorism. There is a need to forget this and heal the wounds to move forward.
What did Justice Kaul say?
The first and impartial effort towards healing would be to develop a collective understanding of the human rights violations committed against the people here by the state and elements external to the state.
Emphasizing on the need to expedite the formation of the Commission, Justice Kaul said that the Commission should be formed within a time limit before memories fade, as an entire generation of youth has already grown up with a sense of mistrust.
They can be compensated to a great extent with the help of the Commission.
He suggested the government work out the best way to set up the commission and said that along with the social context, we will also need to keep in mind the historical identity of the state.
Remembered the terror of 1980-90.
Referring to a similar commission formed in South Africa to investigate human rights violations, Justice Kaul said that various sections of the Kashmir Valley had also earlier demanded the formation of a similar commission.
In his emotional remarks, Justice Kaul referred to the foreign invasion in the valley immediately after the partition of the country, when parts of Jammu and Kashmir were occupied.
During 1980-90, due to terrorism, a large part of the state’s population was forced to migrate.
Still, the problem was not properly resolved, due to which the situation worsened so much that the army had to be called. Justice Kaul said that armies are there to fight the enemies of the country.
What the people of Jammu and Kashmir have faced.
Not to create law and order within the country. He said that I am saddened by what the people of Jammu and Kashmir have faced.
Justice Kaul cautioned that after the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it should be avoided to turn it into a criminal court (Court of Commission).
The Commission should listen to both the parties with human spirit. The diverse perspectives and input of all parties must be included.
The victims will get a chance to narrate their plight and a path for reconciliation will emerge.
