The Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the West Bengal government’s plea to recall its order asking the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe all the cases of post-poll violence in the state. The state government's plea was dismissed by a five-judge bench of the High Court.
The order was passed by the High Court in response to a dome PILs alleging that people were forced to flee from their homes, properties were destroyed and shops and other places of business were vandalized due to post-poll violence in West Bengal.
The Calcutta High Court instructed the NHRC to probe the incidents of post-poll violence on June 18. The High Court passed the order in view of a report submitted by the Member Secretary of West Bengal State Legal Services Authority, according to which 3243 persons were reported to be affected by post-poll violence as of June 10.
The High Court instructed the NHRC to set up a committee to examine the complaints of people who were displaced because of post-poll violence.
Noticing that the state government was yet to respond to some of the complaints of post-poll violence, the High Court remarked that the state cannot be allowed to proceed in the manner it likes and the complaints required immediate action.