Analysing the Khairlanji verdict

Shekhar Hattangadi's recent piece on the Bombay High Court's judgment explains why justice has not been meted out to the Khairlanji victims, and how the judgment ignores "multiple motive" concept in criminology. It also points to the dilemma of human rights activists, as the judgment has commuted the death sentence awarded to the convicts by the trial court.

The Khairlanji verdict

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench)Division Bench's verdict in the Khairlanji case has shaken the conscience of all right-thinking people, as the Judges refused to see any caste prejudice to the killing of Dalits by upper caste persons. The entire Judgment can be downloaded from here. Articles by Brinda Karat and Manoj Mitta are especially useful to understand this judgment. A new book on the subject, written by Anand Teltumbde has been published by Navayana.