Rajinder Sachar, former chief justice of Delhi HC, dies at 94

Sachar served as the Chief Justice  from August 6, 1985, to December 22, 1985. After retirement, he was associated with a rights group, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

Sachar was also the chairperson of a committee, set up during the previous UPA government under former prime minister Manmohan Singh, to look into the social, economic and educational condition of Muslims in India. The panel, named the Sachar Commitee, had submitted its findings in a 403-page report in Parliament in November 2006.

Also read | Who was Rajinder Sachar, the activist behind Sachar Committee report?

Sachar addresses a convention on projection of human rights ordinance in 1993 (Express Archive)

In its report, the committee had highlighted a range of disabilities faced by the community and made recommendations to address them. It found Indian Muslims below Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in backwardness. Further, it found a huge mismatch between the percentage of Muslims in the population and in decisionmaking positions such as the IAS and IPS, and the general poor representation of the community in the police.

From the homepage

How the Karur stampede unfolded and a big question: What next for Vijay?

Asia Cup, IND-PAK final: Beyond bitterness on field, a tale of two superfans Sudhir and Chacha – ‘Will end with a hug, no matter who wins’

Pakistan’s response to EAM Jaishankar an admission of longstanding practice of terrorism: India at UN