Delhi: The Supreme Court upheld the decision to acquit all seven accused in the 1990 murder case of Kashmir University’s then Vice Chancellor Mushir-ul-Haq and his personal secretary. The CBI’s appeal in this case was rejected. During the hearing of the case, a bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Ujjwal Bhuyan said that many procedural mistakes were made in the investigation and hearing of this case, which affected both justice and truth.
The court raised questions on the investigation
The Supreme Court said that legal procedures were not followed during the investigation. The court also said that there was a provision for forced confession in the stringent anti-terrorism law TADA, but it should have been taken in a fair environment.
What did the CBI argue about the murder?
According to the CBI, the main accused in this case, Hilal Beg, was the self-proclaimed chief of the banned organization Jammu and Kashmir Students Liberation Front (JKSLF). Other members of the organization together kidnapped the Vice Chancellor and his secretary on 6 April 1990 and demanded the government to release their three companions. When the demands were not met, both were murdered on 10 April 1990.
The decision of the special court was correct – Supreme Court
In this case, the Supreme Court said that the decision of the special court was correct and there is no need to interfere in it. The Supreme Court also commented that such harsh laws were misused, so they were later removed.