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     Petition for release of Burmese fishermen to go to other bench

New Delhi, March 20, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

A two judges bench of the Supreme Court of India yesterday directed a
petition for release of 54 Burmese fishermen from Calcutta jails to be
heard by other bench at another date.

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a Calcutta
based legal activist in the Supreme Court, the two judges bench
consisting of Justice G. B. Pattanaik and Justice U. C. Banerjee
released the petition to be heard by other bench to which Justice
Banerjee is not a member. The petition is likely to be heard by the next
2-3 weeks.

On 12th February this year, Deepak Prahladka filed a petition seeking
action report taken from the government of India on the ?continued
illegal detention? of 54 Burmese fishermen in two Calcutta jails.

The Burmese fishermen were arrested from Thai-owned fishing boats in
1997 from the Sunderbans in West Bengal after they crossed the Indian
territorial water. They are currently lodged in Alipore Central Jail and
Presidency Jail.

Meanwhile, the Burmese authorities are expediting the process of taking
these fishermen back to Burma.

(For related news, please see www.mizzima.comOctober 21 & 22, 2000 and
March 10, 2001)



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<center><b><u><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>Petition for release
of Burmese fishermen to go to other bench</font></font></u></b></center>

<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>New Delhi, March 20, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>A two judges bench of the Supreme
Court of India yesterday directed a petition for release of 54 Burmese
fishermen from Calcutta jails to be heard by other bench at another date.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Hearing a Public Interest Litigation
(PIL) petition filed by a Calcutta based legal activist in the Supreme
Court, the two judges bench consisting of Justice G. B. Pattanaik and Justice
U. C. Banerjee released the petition to be heard by other bench to which
Justice Banerjee is not a member. The petition is likely to be heard by
the next 2-3 weeks.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>On 12th February this year, Deepak
Prahladka filed a petition seeking <b><i>action report taken </i></b>from
the government of India on the ?continued illegal detention? of 54 Burmese
fishermen in two Calcutta jails.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>The Burmese fishermen were arrested
from Thai-owned fishing boats in 1997 from the Sunderbans in West Bengal
after they crossed the Indian territorial water. They are currently lodged
in Alipore Central Jail and Presidency Jail.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Meanwhile, the Burmese authorities
are expediting the process of taking these fishermen back to Burma.</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>(For related news, please see <font color="#3333FF"><a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>www.mizzima.com</a></font><font color="#990000">October
21 &amp; 22, 2000 and March 10, 2001</font>)</font>
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