COURT OF LAST RESORT IS AN ORGANISATION GOING TO BE SET UP IN ALL STATES IN INDIA WITH ITS H.Q IN DELHI BY ‘MARKANDEY KATJU’ , MAHESH BHAT , FALI NARIMAN AND SOCIAL ACTIVISTS LIKE ASIF AZMI .THIS CONCEPT CAME FROM AN ORGANISATION SET UP BY AMERICAN CRIMINAL LAWYER “ERLE STANLEY ” IN HIS BOOK “COURT OF LAST RESORT”.
IT IS FOR THE PERSONS WHO ARE ACCUSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE AND SPENDING YEARS TOGETHER IN PRISON WITHOUT COMMITTING ANY OFFENSE DUE TO DELAY IN THE CASES AND JUDGEMENT , FOR EXAMPLE ‘AMIR’ A BOY OF 17 YEARS SPENT 14 YRS IN JAIL WITHOUT COMMITTING ANY OFFENSE .
OBJECTS;-
- ASK THE AUTHORITIES W.R.T PRISONERS SPENT IN JAILS FOR LONGER PERIODS . RTI CAN BE USED
- EXAMINE THE CASES AND FIND OUT WHETHER INJUSTICE DONE EITHER BY DELAY OR WRONG CONVICTION
- CREATE AWARENESS AMONG PEOPLE ABOUT THIS INJUSTICE
- EDUCATE POLICE AND CHANGE THEIR MENTALITY
- HELP IN RECTIFY THE INJUSTICE MET TO PEOPLE DUE TO DELAY
SO FRIENDS LETS SUPPORT THIS AND HOPE THAT INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE NOT CONVICTED .