Acting Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission, Justice Kakumanu Peda Peri Reddy, said on Sunday that the petitioners were partly to be blamed for the rise in the number of pending cases since they were not cooperating with the SHRC in disposing off the cases.
Talking to media persons after participating in a program, Justice Reddy said that the petitioners who had approached the commission seeking justice were not providing proper evidence to back their accusations.
Justice Reddy added that the inability of the petitioners to provide proper proof had resulted in thousands of cases remaining pending before the SHRC. He added that many files were gathering dust.
The Chairman revealed that about 19,258 cases were pending in the State Human Rights Commission due to the lack of adequate evidence and substantial proofs.
Stating that the commission had been making efforts to dispose off the cases expeditiously, the In-charge Chairman said the commission had set a target to clear 4,000 cases by March 31st, 2011.
He asked the petitioners and advocates to help the commission clear up the cases speedily.
Courtesy: INN
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