17.
Death of Two Employees of Delhi Jal Board while Working in a Sewer (Case No. 716/30/2005-2006)
(Reported in the Annual Report of 2005-2006)
6.227 The Commission, vide proceedings dated 26 May 2005, directed the Chief Secretary, Delhi
and the Chairman, Delhi Jal Board to look into the allegations of the death of two employees while
working in a sewer and submit their comments within two weeks. The Commission received a
detailed report which also mentioned that the Department had released an amount of Rs. 1 lakh to
the next of kin of Junior Engineer and Rs. 50,000 to the Beldar's family. The Commission
considered the report and found the amount of relief inadequate and thus issued a show-cause
notice to Delhi Jal Board to respond as to why monetary relief should not be awarded to the next of
kin of the two deceased employees.
18.
Protection of Rights of the Disabled, Case of Shyam Saxena (Case No. 4/0/2005-2006)
(Reported in the Annual Report of 2005-2006).
6.228 The matter relates to a complaint by Shyam Saxena, alleging that Maruti Udyog Limited is
not manufacturing disable-friendly cars. Comments from the Ministry of Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises were called for on a report submitted by the Special Rapporteur of the
Commission. Upon consideration of the report, the case was closed by the Commission on
11 March 2008.
19.
Levy of Charges by AIIMS, New Delhi (Case No. 3153/30/2005-2006)
(Reported in the Annual Report of 2005-2006)
6.229 As a result of intervention by the Commission, the increase in the levy of charges was
withdrawn by AIIMS and the case was closed on 10 September 2007.
20.
Prolonged Detention of Undertrial Prisoner Jag Jeevan Ram in Uttar Pradesh (Case No.
35741/24/2005-2006)
(Reported in the Annual Report of 2005-2006)
6.230 The matter relates to the prolonged detention of an undertrial prisoner, Jag Jeevan Ram
Yadav in Uttar Pradesh. He had been undergoing imprisonment for the last 38 years and had been
rotting in a mental asylum since all the records relating to the murder committed by him way back
in 1968 were missing. The State Government while stating that the accused Jag Jeevan Ram had
been released on personal bond by Additional Sessions Judge, Faizabad on 14 February 2006,
informed that the police had filed all the documents in the Court where they were weeded out
from the judicial records. The report further mentioned that the erring employee had been
punished. The Commission has further called upon the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar
Pradesh to apprise as to how long the victim remained in the hospital after being declared fit and
sent to jail on 21 September 2005. The report is awaited.
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