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Police action against Ramdev arbitrary:
Supreme Court
Also pulls up yoga
guru for not cooperating with police
Thursday February 23, 2012 03:23:02 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Supreme
Court Thursday slammed Delhi Police for acting in an arbitrary
manner and using excessive force in disbursing Baba Ramdev and his
followers from the Ramlila ground here last year. It also pulled
up the yoga guru for not cooperating with police.
The court said what happened at the sprawling ground on the night
of June 4-5, leading to the death of a woman, was a demonstration
of the might of the state.
Judges B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar pulled up Baba Ramdev for
not cooperating with police and asking his followers to disburse
only after police imposed prohibitory orders banning the assembly
of people.
The court has awarded an ad hoc compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the
next of kin of Haryana resident Rajbala who suffered spinal
injuries and died.
The court has also awarded compensation of Rs.50,000 to all those
who suffered grievous injuries and Rs.25,000 to others injured
that night.
The court directed Baba Ramdev's trust to bear 25 percent cost of
the compensation.
In a concurring judgment, Justice Chauhan said the police action
amounted to violation of fundamental and human rights.
He said the essence of Section 144 is to prevent breach of peace
and not to breach the peace. He said the people at Ramlila ground
were sleeping and they were not a violent crowd.
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