Srinagar: Dr Fai expressed condolences on the demise of Justice Mufti Baha-ud-Din Farooqi who breathed his last at the age of 90 on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at his residence in the Capitol city of Srinagar. Inna Lillah-e-Wa- Inna Ilahi Rajioon, reads the statement issued to KNS.
Justice Farooqi, ex Chief Justice of ‘Jammu & Kashmir High Court’ & Chairman, ‘Jammu & Kashmir People’s Basic Rights (Protection) Committee’ was a renowned and eminent Jurist who rendered his services for upholding the human rights, human dignity and judicial fairness in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. His advocacy of the cause of Kashmir at the corridors of power during his visit to Washington has had a lasting impact on the policy makers, where he made a compelling case against the India’s stand on Kashmir.
“Not only are actions taken by and on behalf of the Government of India in Kashmir since the start of the insurgency or the uprising immoral and in violation of the United Nations Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but they are also illegal and unconstitutional,” Justice Farooqi argued.
Justice Farooqi told the members of the Congress that “the Article 370 which has given special status to the State is such that, “It is not Indian Parliament which can abrogate Article 370 but another Constituent Assembly which will have to be convened for the State of Jammu and Kashmir.”
He explained that former Governor Jagmohan was “personally liable for civil and criminal action in respect of acts of genocide, killings, oppression and suppression, committed on the people of the State and the sufferings inflicted on them by him or under his orders or otherwise during his regime beginning from 19 January 1990 till he resigned.”
He was very clear about the genuineness of the Kashmiri resistance when he told the policy makers here in Washington, “The movement has turned into a mass upsurge since1987 and there is hardly any conscientious Kashmiri who does not support it.” May Allah (s.w.t.) place his soul in Janatul Firdous and may He give Sabr to the family! Ameen.