NEW DELHI: Days after he approached the Delhi high court, former Delhi law minister, Somnath Bharti on Monday won partial relief from the National Human Rights Commission which agreed to hear him in the matter related to human rights violation of some African women in a raid in Khirki Extension.
NHRC also ordered Delhi government to defer payment of compensation to victims for two months, another aspect challenged by Bharti in HC. The Commission has now fixed January 13 as the date for hearing Bharti, who argued that the commission shouldn't have come to a decision without hearing him.
In a related development, the HC on Monday sought from Bharti an affidavit giving details of proceedings before NHRC in connection with the same raid. Justice VK Shali directed Bharti to clarify if he has received the documents sought from the commission on the ground that he was not given the relevant documents and a chance to respond. In response NHRC agreed to furnish him the documents.
In his plea through advocate Deepak Khosla, the former law minister has challenged the NHRC's September 29 order holding him guilty of "racial prejudice and unlawful acts" against 12 African women during his controversial midnight raid. During the day's hearing, Khosla alleged that the whole thing is a "charade" created by Delhi Police for political reasons. He also claimed that Delhi Police has sent the African women back to their native country.
The NHRC proceedings were illegal as not even a single independent witness was produced before the commission, his counsel submitted. It has also said NHRC had prematurely directed the Delhi government to pay Rs 25,000 compensation each to the 12 women, who had allegedly suffered racial abuse, illegal detention, intimidation, abuse, assault and indignity by the AAP leader.
The plea has also questioned whether NHRC has the jurisdiction to award compensation based on mere 'prima facie' findings, without taking the proceedings before it to their full logical conclusion.
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