SC on Monday has requested the Chief Justice of India to file a report to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice on the matter of the allegation that people are finding it very difficult to approach the J&K High Court. The Supreme Court has termed the allegation as "very very serious". A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi said that the apex court is bound to take serious note of the allegations. The CJI said he would himself visit Srinagar if required. The bench comprising of Justices S A Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer said, "If you are saying so, we are bound to take serious note of it. Tell us why it is very difficult for people to approach the high court. Is anybody stopping people from going to the high court? It is very very serious."

CJI's statement 

The matter has been taken to the Chief Justice of India (CHI)- Ranjan Gogoi. while requesting the Chief Justice of the High Court to file a report on the same matter, the CJI said, "You are saying that you cannot go to the high court. We have called a report from Chief Justice of the High court. If required, I will myself go there." The bench has warned that if the allegations are found to be incorrect then the petitioners should be ready to face consequences. Further, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Jammu and Kashmir government, told the bench that all the courts in the state are functioning and even the Lok Adalats have been conducted there.

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Plea on the detention of children in Kashmir

According to the senior advocate, Huzefa Ahmadi who is appearing for two child rights activists, it is very difficult for people in the state to access the High Court there. The bench was considering a PIL seeking apex court's intervention on the issue of detention of children in Kashmir. The plea has been filed by two child rights experts- Enakshi Ganguly and Professor Shanta Sinha against the illegal detention of children in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of revocation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It also contended that all persons below the age of 18 years who have been detained should be identified through an age census.

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