People losing faith in administration: Former SC judge on Calcutta HC handing cases to CBI
India Today
Former judge of the Supreme Court, Ashok Ganguly said that people are losing their faith in the state administration after the Bengal High Court ordered a CBI probe in the Nadia rape case.
The Calcutta High Court has ordered a investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Nadia teen rape and murder case, making it the eighth case to be handed over to the central agency in a month.
Speaking to India Today, Ashok Ganguly, former judge of the Supreme Court, said that such a judgment indicates that people are losing their faith in state administration.
"The first duty of the state is to implement the rule of law. One who does a crime should be taken to task. People are losing faith in state administration, they don't give confidence to the people. Stern action should be taken against crime," said Justice Ganguly.
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Justice Ganguly, who also served as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, also said that faith in the police can be restored when the administration acts in a stern manner.
"People are in doubt about whether the police can investigate or not. Faith will be restored when the state administration acts in a stern action. In Birbhum, nine people were burnt but the police did not do anything. In Anis Khan's death case, the father said that police killed the son," said Justice Ganguly.
Justice Ganguly served as the chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission and as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He delivered judgments in some high-profile cases, like the 2G spectrum case.
