First Published on 10.12.2011 I hear that the judicial accountability bill will be passed in the current session. This will be of any use only if it ensures transparency in judicial proceedings. Ideally, all proceedings of the courts should be broadcasted live to the public; however, even if such is not possible, atleast the proceedings need to be recorded, and the recordings need to be made available to the litigants…
There is hardly any labour movement left in India. Air India pilots have now been striking for the last 53 days; some of them are also on hunger strike for the last 7 days; now, even the parents have joined, but that’s not enough; public at large need to support them. Their demands seem reasonable: They are agitating for an equitable treatment in career progression, which is a legitimate industrial…
First published on 17.03.2012 A lot of importance is attached to the Union Budget. In a way, it is good because, this way, lazy people like me update themselves with the reigning perspective of the government towards development; however, otherwise, it is supposed to be just an accounts statement. For development, of course, the revenues ought to be generated and accounted for in the budget estimates; however, as a common…
First published on 02.01.2011 Assumption Aarushi’s parents are not guilty, and the CBI’s suspicion in the closure report is unwarranted. I am making the above assumption because balance of convenience lies in favour of this assumption; that is, a wrong report of the CBI does more harm to Aarushi’s parents than a correct report does good to the society. However, having made the above assumption, I am scared about the…
I generally keep away from commenting on political comedies, but what the Trinamool has done in this Toongate episode is more than that. The Trinamool’s action of allegedly assaulting and charging the unknown (not any more) professor with s. 509 IPC is similar to what the Gujarat Government did to Sanjeev Bhatt. S.509 IPC is a cognizable offence, and defamation, u/s 499, is not; the charge u/s 509 IPC seems…
The story of the Norway couple is tragic reflecting the complete failure of Indian diplomacy. The only question that has arisen in this case is whether the Norway Government have any right to keep the kids in their custody. The answer is an unequivocal no. Let’s analysze the case. The Norwegian authorities have forcefully handed over the custody of one three-year-old and another one-year-old kid to some unknown foster parents…
Disclaimer dt. 18.04.2019 The judgment as downloaded in re to comment dt. 03.11.2011 has been lost/misplaced by me, and the judgment downloaded from UK court website today is not corresponding to the comment dt. 03.11.2011. I am looking into it. First published on 03.12.2010 In one of the TV debates I saw a flashing note, “Canada PM (ex)Aide : Kill Assange”. I am sure he is not the only one…