The Jharkhand High Court heard a PIL filed by Satnam Singh Gambhir seeking compensation to the people affected by the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Jharkhand and monitoring of criminal cases related to Sikhs. Giving information about the case, Satnam Singh Gambhir said that the court has expressed dissatisfaction over the non-presentation of the report of the one-man commission in this matter in the court so far. The state government has been asked when this report will be submitted and also directed the state government to submit the report of the one-man commission at the earliest. The court said that the report will only clarify how many victims have received compensation and how many victims are left. In the previous hearing, the state government had told the court that the process of payment of compensation is almost complete. Out of the 41 victims recommended by the one-man commission, 39 victims have been given compensation. In the previous hearing, the applicant’s lawyer had told the court that the commission had directed the state government to pay compensation to the victims of the Sikh massacre in four districts. At the same time, the state government had said that the process of paying compensation is underway under the report of the one-member commission constituted by the High Court. On the orders of the High Court, a one-member commission has been constituted under the chairmanship of retired Justice DP Singh to investigate the Sikh massacre case. The commission had submitted its report to the state government. The commission has passed an order regarding payment of compensation to the people of four districts of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Bokaro and Palamu, affected by the Sikh massacre. The next hearing of the case pending in the court will be on April 8.
