Did J Suryakant killed a girl?

To             October 13, 2014

                Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice,

                Punjab & Haryana High Court,

                Chandigarh.

Sub:  Application for initiation of suo motu proceedings/action preferably by way of Public Interest Litigation with regard to the mishap/accident took place on 11^th of October, 2013 in District Patiala (Punjab) resulting in death of an ITI student namely- Priya Kapor (age-16) being hit by a Fire Brigade Vehicle provided on account of Patrolling Facilities to Justice Surya Kant while crossing Patiala-Rajpura road on that day.

Your Lordship,

                The accompanied press-cutting dated 11^th of October, 2013 of the Newspaper-Hindustan Times, clarifies the whole issue/incident and is self-speaking in itself.  Since, no High Court Judge is provided protocol facilities of any Fire Brigade Vehicle upon journey to his native place, then why said vehicle, which caused death of an innocent person, was involved in the protocol cavalcade of Justice Surya Kant, therefore, this matter attracts the following points for consideration of Your Lordship for taking appropriate action against the wrong-doers and guilty persons:-

(i)     Why said vehicle was involved in the said protocol cavalcade of Justice Surya Kant?

(ii)    Whether Justice Surya Kant was using his official car for personal

tour to Hisar, if yes, then whether it was with due permission of the authorities?

(iii)    If point no.(ii) answers in negative i.e. No, then why such kind of protocol facilities was provided to him for personal tour?

(iv)   If High Court did not provide it than Whether the said vehicle was involved on the directions of Justice Surya Kant or His Secretary and did they gave the tour programme of Justice Surya Kant to O/O Deputy Commissioner Patiala?

(v)    If point no.(iv) answers in affirmative i.e. yes, then whether appropriate action is warranted/required to be taken against Justice Surya Kant for exceeding his permissible limits/powers while acting as a Judge and enjoying of his powers resulting death of innocent person and His Secretary also?

(vi)   If point no.(iv) answers in negative i.e. No, then whether appropriate action is warranted/required to be taken against the person who issued such directions to the District Administration of Patiala including Session’s Office?

(vii)   Whether the matter has been probed/investigated by the Police Authorities as was alleged at the time of incident, as reported?

(viii)  Whether any responsibility has been fixed by any authority of High Court or District Level Administration towards such kind of act of the wrong-doers of such incident?

(ix)   If Judge Surya Kant did not ask for the Fire Brigade why did he not objected to it or asked it to go back?

Exactly a year has gone by and Public is yet to know how a fire brigade vehicle got involved into cavalcade of High Court Judge that killed an innocent young girl. Public is entitled to know the answers.

In view of the afore stated facts and circumstances and keeping in view the fact that now-a-days also in the protocol cavalcades of High Court Judges such kind of unauthorized vehicles are involved and other kinds of protocol facilities are also being enjoyed by High Court Judges like travelling in official cars for personal tours with or without permission, despite they being not entitled for it, it is requested that a stern suo motu notice with regard to this ongoing wrong practice be taken by Your Lordship especially taking action with regard to the afore quoted incident resulting death of a innocent person.

KD Aggarwal

Advocate.