Our SC should take up constitutional issues like that of Navin Chawla right away! Unfortunately, these cases are put in back burner and taken at leisure. Bihar Governor Buta Singh’s case is the classical example. Instead SC, especially CJI’s bench, is busy giving bails to terrorists, their supporters, rich criminals and politicians. Sanjay Dutt and Memon relations were convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case in 2008. See the speed with which SC, CJI’s bench gave bails. Bails sent by e-mails. Have you heard of this earlier and after? How many politicians are being investigated? Either HC or SC stays their cases. There are more than three and half crores court cases pending in different courts and lakhs of cases in some HCs. SC CJI and others give the excuse of shortage of judges! These people hardly work for 180 days a year just like their predecessor gore sahibs. In Uphaar case, in the lowest court, after ten years the judge gives a judgment of 50000 pages. Under these circumstances, how many judges are required to clear the backlog of cases? Our courts, especially SC are supposed to come to the rescue of us to deliver justice. But it has become the biggest bottleneck in our getting justice. Here Law Minister needs a real good kick also for doing nothing to clean the mess in judicial system!
EC Navin Chawala was a disgrace as a govt official and to appoint and his continuing as EC is disgusting. He was guilty of excesses during emergency. His wife’s trust got money from MPs’ fund, mostly Congress. This was also highlighted in one of the reports. EC post requires impartiality, integrity, honesty and morality. This shameless person like all appointed by mafia Congress does not have them. Our judicial system is almost broken and has the law: bring the person, I will quote you the law and deliver justice accordingly. Rest is pure sham and drama! Otherwise, this person is fit to be in jail. Then his appointment was taken to SC. SC tossed it to EC. Congress govt, whenever it rules, is not bothered about whether one person is criminal, bandit or dacoit. It wants: yes men/madam. So there are many people like him occupying high posts including in the judiciary. It will be interesting to see whether the anti-national Congress led UPA will remove him!
India is governed under the system of democracy. So, the power has to be in the political leadership, who is elected by the people of the country. Once elected they have the right to rule so long as they enjoy the majority.
The power brings certain privileges also. Appointment of persons sharing similar ideologies (or at least some one who is not opposed to it) to positions of importance is also once such privilege. If the people find the actions of the government then they have the option to vote them out in the next election.
The democratic decency demands that the opposition should learn to respect the government's power in these matters and not try to impose their ideology and preferences upon the government. What they should do is to reach out to people with their alternative strategies for people's welfare and thereby gain their confidence and votes in the next election. Instead of that, if they go about questioning each and every action of the government, especially in matters of appointments then it will reduce the very authority of these positions. In the current case, BJP attacked vehemently Mr Chawla from the day he was appointed without even waiting to see if he is able and willing to impart the duties independently. CEC while actioning on BJP's complaints has also given into this. Even if CEC had power to initiate suo moto action, he should have ensured secrecy so that the differences are not made public, reducing the credibility of EC as a whole.
Re: Democracy
by Rama Mani on Feb 05, 2009 08:57 PM
You know half about the principles of democracy! Our democracy mostly copies British system and not the US system. US system has the winner takes all. All the govt appts are expected to be based merit and ability to do a job. It is not square peg in a round hole. About Navin Chawla also you know or deliberately presented only half. Shah commission indicted him saying that he is unfit for to hold any responsible post! Then Congress MPs gave money to his wife's trust. Congress can certainly give ticket to Navin Chawla. But EC requires impartiality, honesty, integrity and ethics! Navin Chawla lacks all of them! You need to look at the whole picture instead looking at issues with warped glass!
Re: Democracy
by nishant singh on Feb 06, 2009 01:01 AM
ur knowledge seems limited to ur literary beauty only. Balance of power and independence of commission and judiciary are part of successful democracy. Wish u cud see those aspects as well. regards, nish
Re: Democracy
by Ramesh Kapoor on Feb 05, 2009 08:54 PM
So in your views, it does not matter, because he one pays the piper can expect one's tunes to be played, while at the same time expecting an element of impartiality. You are talking of democracy, that is having the cake and eating it too. I can only see that according to democracy, the judiciary should sing the song of the majority party in power. Come off it, don't talk bull!!!
The congress stooge in media are using diversioanry tactics to deflect attention from the core issue - That Chawla was found culprit by Shah commison for his role during Emergency. Emergecy was murder of democarcy which congress did. So congress murderd the democracy and then made its chief architect its saviour. Its like Kalyan Singh becoming head of Babri action committe in 2012 (who knows the way things are going he might) or Jagdish Tytler becoming head of minority commison. Congress ploy is to sabotage election and verdict the way they did in Jharkhand through the governor(But people in Jharkhand are going to teach congress/JMM/Lalu a lesson). Congress lowered the diginity of PMO office in 2003 and Sonia become a consituion, then president office by appointing a psychophant lady and now they are targetting EC. No doubt Navin Chawla will be the next CEC. Hope after election he would be removed by impeachment in Parliament.
Re: These are diversionary tactics
by Jayasankar on Feb 05, 2009 05:41 PM
You hope you can remove Chawla through impeachment after next elections. So, you are sure that he will conduct the election in a free and fair manner so that BJP will come to power. Then what is your complaint?
Re: Re: These are diversionary tactics
by Rama Mani on Feb 05, 2009 09:17 PM
Most probably, you are a lawyer/liar like our SC CJI. I took CJI’s name, as he likes to use big and worthless words like you! Can you please tell us: how many have been impeached since 47? By the by, if you are a lawyer, don’t put yourself out of business like most of them these days by using meaningless big words! Not many people are dumb these days!
Re: Re: These are diversionary tactics
by Sanjeev Singh on Feb 05, 2009 06:14 PM
I am not sure about his conduct but I am confidant about people verdict and thats my point. Congress talks highly on secualrism, democracy and its actions are too low. U can fool someone sometime but not all evrytime. Yesterday Sonia Gandhi spoke about attacking pakistan the fact is the defence misitry in this UPA govt returned 16000 crore defence budgt in last 4 years as they couldnt ustilised it. STrange but ture.
Re: why
by S V on Feb 05, 2009 04:35 PM
raj, you need to visit eminent pscycologist or need a good sleep... don't worry some good doctors are avaliable at Appollo hospital delhi, Lilavati Hospital Mumbai Best of luck
Re: Re: why
by Saurabh on Feb 05, 2009 04:47 PM
why are you so hurt. are you a pshycopant supporter of Chawla or Antulay or Arjun Singh or YSR OR CONGRESS?
The infighting in the EC has lowered the image of this important Constitutional body in the eyes of the general public. All along the people were thinking that this body of men would uphold the cardinal principles of impartiality in their conduct. But one taking the side of the BJp and the other that of Cong made a mockery of the whole system of impartial conduct of the elections. In the present context, it is impossible to think that the present commission is free from political bias. The only person who is above suspicion is Mr. Qureshi. In the fitness of things, both Gopalasami and Navin Chawla, should tender resignation from their posts on moral grounds. This would pave the way for appointment of new Commissioners. The commissioners should be appointed by a Committe consists of eminent personalities either political or retired SC judges. The selection should be that of persons of highest integrity and background both educational and social. The former bureaucrats should not be considered. Then most important being a code of conduct for the CEC and EC may be enforced. They must be free from any interference. All political parties must take oath that they would not meddle with the functioning of this impartial body to maintain its high profile image in the public. The incoming Commissioners should also display immense maturity in dealing with the problems facing the democracy. They may be paid highest salary with all perks so that they should not succumbed to temptations.
Re: Why the EC needs a code of conduct - Present CEC sullied the
by Abusoleman on Feb 05, 2009 04:29 PM
The President MUST see this situation as an 'EMERGENCY', may not impose 'president's rule' but FIND MEN OF WISDOM WITHOUT ANY BIAS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITIZENS, MAINTAIN A LIST OF AT LEAST 10000 SUCH MEN WHO WILL DECIDE WHO WILL MAN THE KEY POSTS ! NOT ANY DIRTY PARTY!
Appointments to VIP posts are subject to clearances by some authority of the Govt. When favourism associated with corruption is rampunt, who will be a clean man, because he has established himself through a dirty path , and will be be clean after succumbing to dirties? One who does not is a clear sufferer! Under this situation if so far EC has been manned by rather cleaner men it was because the service environments were not that dirty! N Chawla is an example of DIRTY SHOW OFF ! The EC cannot be any more be manned by in power political party choices! Then WE WILL SE MORE DIRTY GAMES IN FUTURE! Basically when administrations, at all levels ,are UNTRUTHFUL, its a NATIONAL CRISIS ! START DISCUSSIONS AT NATIONAL LEVEL HOW TO REMOVE DIRTS FROM ANYBODY WHO ARE IN SERVICE = PAID OR UNPAID! THINK OF EDUCATIONS WHICH BRINGS DESIRED RESULTS AND ALSO SPEEDY AND SUMMARY REMOVALS! N Chawala shall have to be removed!
