New Delhi:
Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that further action would be taken on the recommendation of the NHRC which probed the alleged human rights violation by Salwa Judum, a people's movement to combat naxalism in the state.
The apex court asked the state government to file Action Taken Report (ATR) on the recommendations made by the NHRC which had pointed to incidents of burning and killing on which FIRs were not registered and cases of high-handedness of the Special Police Officers, the civilians, armed with weapons to fight naxal menace.
The report by the NHRC had stated that villagers have become victims of the fight between naxalites and Salwa Judum.
Senior advocate K K Venugopal, appearing for the Chhatisgarh government, said the state has already acted reports and recommendations of the NHRC and have lodged FIRs in the cases which were pointed out.
Further, in some cases the probe has been initiated before registering the FIR. Senior advocate Ashok Desai, appearing for one of the petitioner, stressed the need for taking steps against the SPOs who are accused by the NHRC report of indulging in extra-judicial killings.
A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan posted the matter for further hearing on February 3 next year.
In an exhaustive report supported by documents, NHRC had inquired into alleged human rights violations by activists of Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh even as the Centre had approved the state government's stand.