Moved by the plight of an elderly woman who has been confined to a cowshed for over two months, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has taken cognisance of officials' indifference. A Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police of Kangra district to be present in the court on June 2 for social insensitivity towards the woman's deplorable condition. The court took suo moto cognizance of a letter written by NGO Sarvjan Hit Manch of Jaisinghpur in Kangra district to the acting chief justice quoting a media report.
The woman Chanchala Devi (65)lost one arm in a fire accident. As there is no one to look after her, she has been confined to the cowshed. Her relative, who is providing her food, is now showing inability to do so due to his old age.