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Will Dalits get Justice?

PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES AGAINST SC/ST ACT (1989) FLOUTED

I have been continuously tortured & discriminated by the communal elements in the railway administration, for my low caste. On 12-11-1997 Shri R. S. Grover, the then DRM, Ambala crossed all limits of decency and abused me publicly for my low caste. I could not tolerate the attack on my caste. I filed a complaint under the prevention of atrocities against SC/ST act (1989) against Shri R S Grover, the then DRM Ambala and Shri V K Aggarwal the then Chairman Railway Board, in the court of Ilaqua Magistrate, Ambala Cantt, on 26-3-1998. Prosecution evidences appeared in the Court and prima facie case was established. Summoning orders against Shri R S Grover and Shri V K Aggarwal were issued on 21-2-2000 to appear on 21-3-2000. Hon'ble High Court, Chandigarh granted stay, on the proceedings of the lower court, on 8-6-2000 even without their bail applications or hearing me.

Government Defended the accused

The accused Sh V.K. aggarwal and Sh R. S. Grover, booked by the Hon`ble Court in their (in person) are being defend, at the cost of public funds by the ministry of Railways. The Ministry of Railways engaged costliest Advocate, Sh. K.T.S. Tulsi at very exorbitant rates. Railway Ministry pays to Shri K T S Tulsi @ Rs. 50,000/- per hearing & his junior Advocate. Shri Shrivastva @ Rs 10000/-per hearing. This cost is in addition to expenditure upon them on traveling by executive class of Shatabadi Express, air conditioned rest houses at Chandigarh, air conditioned cars for their attending the Court, salary and other allowances of the railway officers and staff attending the court on every date of hearing.

High cost born by the Railway, has helped in delaying the prosecution of the culprits for more than six years. It is mockery of the law that a big team of Railway Officers attends the court to represent the criminals on every date of hearing and take next date on various excuses, where as the accuses have yet not appear in the court for seeking bail.

In the last six years, the Ministry of Railways has spent more than Rs. 5000000 (fifty lacs) to save the accused officers (booked under the prevention of atrocities against SC/ST act 1989). This is how the Government of India is protecting the Dalits, Minorities and backward classes.