Supreme Courtroom condemns Pahalgam assault on vacationers as a ‘cowardly act of terrorism’

Legal professionals observe a second of silence for the lives misplaced in a terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, on the Supreme Courtroom premises, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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A Full Courtroom of the Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) unanimously adopted a decision expressing its deep anguish and condemning the cowardly terrorist assault on vacationers at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.

“This diabolical act of senseless violence has shaken the conscience of all and is a stark reminder of the brutality and inhumanity that terrorism unleashes,” the Full Courtroom decision stated.

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The court docket paid its tribute to the “harmless lives snuffed out brutally and prematurely whereas additionally expressing its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved households”.

“Might the departed souls relaxation in peace and should those that had been injured get well quickly. The nation stands with the victims and their households on this hour of indescribable grief. The assault on vacationers, who had been merely having fun with the pure fantastic thing about the Crown Jewel of India i.e. Kashmir, is undoubtedly an affront to the values of humanity and the sanctity of life and this Courtroom strongly condemns the identical,” the court docket’s decision stated.

A two-minute silence was noticed by judges, attorneys, members of the workers within the court docket complicated to precise solidarity with the victims in addition to their bereaved households.

In the meantime, a public curiosity petition was filed within the Supreme Courtroom by an advocate, Vishal Tiwari, in search of a route to the Centre and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to take speedy steps to make sure the protection of vacationers visiting the hilly and distant areas susceptible to terrorist assaults.