Sir,Justice Indu Malhotra who retired as the Honourable judge of Supreme court of India was the first woman lawyer in the country to be directly elevated to the supreme court of India from bar and seventh woman judge of supreme court of india as all previous judges the previous six Judges were elevated from high courts,

She in her illustrative career as judge of Apex court ,had made a great mark as a judge and was always a sticker for principle of laws and was never afraid of expressing her point of views,she believes in constitutional supremacy.

Justice Indu malhotra beside being a renowned lawyer, and was known as the advocate for the social causes,who was designated as the 2nd woman senior advocate of Supreme court of India in 2007, During her tenure in the Supreme Court (SC), she delivered some landmark judgements,including Padmanabhaswamy Temple. As an advocate she had taken the cause of preventing deaths due to road accidents, Her stint perhaps had the most landmark judgments on institutional integrity and a host of important issues having wider implications .

Country India has several excellent experienced women advocates and high court judges,Hon supreme court always has very little or nil representation of women judges ,hence Supreme court collegium should recommend more number women judges to Supreme court of India,

Sir — This refers to the editorial “For the sake of law” (November 7). Lawyers are protectors of the laws of the land while the police ensure implementation of those very laws on the ground. Both have a duty to uphold the sanctity of law. However, the ongoing battle between these two arms of the justice system, not just in the national Capital but in other parts of the country like Rajasthan and Haryana, is shocking and embarrassing to watch.

Thousands of Delhi Police personnel, along with their families, went on an unprecedented protest on Tuesday at the Delhi Police headquarters against the assaults on them in various courts. There is something very wrong somewhere if the protectors of the people want protection themselves. Senior lawyers and police officers should come together and sort out this matter amicably as the reputation of lawyers and the police force is at stake here. However, at the end of the day, it is the litigants who are the biggest sufferers in this unbecoming tussle, as they have to wait for months for their cases to be heard in court. It was appalling that lawyers locked litigants out of all six district courts as they continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.

The apex court should take cognisance of this mater immediately and take action against all erring parties so that such embarrassing sights of lawyers and policemen brawling on the roads while the public looks on in horror, are not seen again.

(1) Indian Judiciary at Crossroads,
Khaleej times,22nd April,2018,L.E

The move to impeach the Chief justice of India is an unprecedented one and should not be proceeded with as planned. This is the first time since the independence of the country that an impeachment motion would be moved against the top judge.

This is unfortunate and a very sad day for the judiciary and, in particular, for the Apex court. An impeachment motion can be moved in extremely rare and proven cases of corruption and in cases of high impropriety by a judge, and only about half a dozen such moves have been initiated in the country.

Several prominent legal luminaries in India, like former CJI Lodha, Ram Jethmalani, Ashwini Kumar, P. Chidambaran have opposed this impeachment move.


(2) PLAYING POLITICS,
The Pioneer,23RD APRIL,2018,L.E

Sir — It is unfortunate and a very sad day for the judiciary, in particular the Supreme Court, that the Opposition is mulling Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra’s impeachment. Impeachment motion is done only in extreme rare and proven cases of corruption and in cases of high impropriety by a judge. Only about half a dozen of such moves have been initiated in the country till date.

It is a fact that our courts have become a play-thing for electoral politics. Judiciary in India has been by and large independent and has been the saviour for the common man. Hence, in the best interest of the country as well as the judiciary Opposition must pull back.

The decision of Indian court to give life imprisonment to god-man Asaram for raping a 16-year-old female devotee at his Jodhpur Ashram is praise worthy. The judgement will set a good precedent and send out a message that even the powerful people are not above the law.

This sentencing also brings to fore the warning to those who use their influence to intimidate others. Asaram has a large fan following and 400 ashrams in India and abroad.

Sir, The Suppreme court rulingallowing autonomous colleges and deemed univercities to conduct their own entrance examnations/tests to medical courses in the country, Instead of centralised NEET ,will leave the students at the mercy of priavate medical colleges ,who have turned the medical admission process into money making process/machine.

Given the possibility that enterance exams will be held simultaniously ,students options will be limited.

Sir, The death sentence to the accused in the Preeti Rathi acid attack case is historical. It sends a clear message that the country is serious about tackling su-ch heinous crimes. The SC should also contemplate enhancing the compensation to Rs 10 lakh, so victims can avail better treatment to survive the trauma.

Sir,Supreme court clearing veteran politicians and senior congress leader Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges has again brought to fore the inordinate delay in the country's judicial system, In other parts of world .trials go up to maximum 3-5 years.

A majority of Indians still have great faith in Judiciary, but delays are major causes of concern,trials in high profile cases should end in three years, from date of filing the charge sheet. Criminal cases should be be too tried within three years. To achieve this , the governmnet should carry out massive expansion of judicial system in country,by appointing more judges in country.

The historic judgment of no burnable Supreme Court e striking down the appointment of P.J. Thomas as CVC, is the biggest blow to the Congress led UPA government.The government should have been careful in appointing him and even Mr Thomas, a senior IAS officer, should have thought twice before accepting the post. The SC has rightly said that the institution of CVC is above any individual including Mr Thomas.

In fact, Mr Thomas as selected by a selection committee co uprising the prime Minister, home minister and the leader of the Opposition. Despite a dissenting note by Is Sushma Swaraj, the government went and appointed hi throwing all rules to the winds.

Refer to the editorial ‘Rajasthan’s questionable law’ (October 23); the Rajasthan Government’s ordinance will not only institutionalise corruption, but will also have far-reaching consequences, as officials and others protected under this ordinance would get away with wrongdoings. Restrictions on the media to report corruption-related matters till sanction is given is unfortunate and will lead to a new kind of censorship.

It seems that the only logic behind this law is to hide scams and save those involved.

The amendments to the existing law are wholly unjustified. If this ordinance is not withdrawn immediately, people will go to courts and there will be a massive democratic backlash.

This is with reference to your report ‘PM to announce JPC today’(DH Feb 22). The Government's decision to concede to opposition’s demand of JPC to probe 2G spectrum scam comes as a relief for nation as it can’t ill afford disruption of the crucial budget session.

JPC is a high-powered body, which is constituted only in rare circumstances, to investigate serious offences having national ramification. We hope this sets the stage for resumption of normal business in Parliament.

Sir- The judgment in the high profile Jessica Lall murder case, which resulted in the acquittal of the guilty due to flaws in the prosecution’s investigation, has outraged the entire nation. Today ordinary people who do not have clout and access to expensive legal means are enraged at this gradually eroding the faith of ordinary citizen in the criminal justice system of the country.

According to retired Chief Justice VN Khara, “The conviction rate has dropped to 22 percent in 2005 and takes place only for petty crimes as big offenders get away due to clout, access to better and expensive lawyers inadequate investigations.

Only by strengthening the prosecution machinery and making it independent, providing security to witnesses and completing trials expeditiously and completing trials expeditiously and in-depth investigations by officers of integrity will the conviction rate improve.

Sir, The landmark judgments in high profile murder case of Jessica Lai, Priyadarshini Matoo and cartoonist Irfan Hussain, which ended in acquittal due to weak prosecution and investigation, have outraged the entire nation. Especially in the Priyadarshini Matoo case, the court admitted that the acquittal was due to weak prosecution.

Today, those who don’t have clout and access to expensive legal advice are in a dilemma. This is a travesty of justice and will erode the faith of ordinary citizens in the justice system . According to former Chief Justice Khare, the conviction rate had dropped to 22 percent in 2005 and only petty criminals suffer as big offenders get away due to clout,acess to better and expensive legal advice, and shabby investigations.

Therefore, the prosecution machinery should be strengthened, there should be support to witnesses, trials should be completed in a time bound programme, better use of scientific tools like DNA and in depth investigation by officers of known integrity especially in murder cases, will result in better rate of conviction.

This is with reference to your news item, 'Five get death for Karnal honour killing'. This is indeed a historical judgment and will send a stern message to khap panchayats who take law into their own hands, ordering the killing of innocent people.

Tragically the government has always shown apathy towards this. Hopefully, this will deter brutal honour killings, which are common in Haryana.

Historical Judgment of Death Sentence against Brutal killing and So called Hounour Killing given by Hon District Judge, who happens to be a Lady, Mrs Vani Sharma of Karnal is most applauding and will be written in golden words of Indian Judiciary and this verdict will clearly send a strong message to everyone that no body is above the Law of the Land. and The panchayats will no longer be allowed to carry out the so called kangaroo Courts who act as Judges ,prosecutors and swift executioners and only Law of Land will work irrespective of these Panchayats social , caste and political patronage.

This verdict is most timely and echoed the sentiments of large number of people of this country nothing illustrate the apathy of Government, Police and social organizations who have remained Mute spectators.

This is with reference to the editorial, “Supreme Court has erred” (April 13).

The landmark judgement of Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, 2009, is most welcome. This Act mandates even unaided private schools to provide 25 per cent free seats to children between six and 14 years of age from economically backward families.

Schools across the country should gracefully accept the court’s judgement as this will help in nation-building by providing quality education to all those who can’t afford good education due to financial constraints.

The Act has the potential to provide generations of Indians with quality education that will equip them to participate in nation-building. This Act is also a step towards an inclusive classroom. The Government has said it is ready to reimburse private schools for expenses borne on this account. The Act will surge the demand for qualified teachers, and all schools will stand to benefit.

SIR — The path-breaking judgement by a special CBI court in Ranchi in the 17-year old fodder scam case, convicting RJD supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, and also another former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra and others, should serve as an eye-opener to all those elements who think they can get away by looting the country.

The verdict is a pointer for our policy-framers that they must act within the ambit of the law of the land. If they fail to do so, they will be punished sooner or later. They cannot escape.

In the news story 'Policing will soon die, cops fear', you of have aptly summed up an important issue.

The article KI is timely and appropriate. Karnataka police is much better than its counterparts in other states and has a better human-rights record. I fully agree with DNA that if policemen will be restrained from taking tough action en against law breakers, then people will lose faith in the ff- system. We should remember that at night, we are able to sleep peacefully because policemen are awake.

Policemen perform a tough job with limited resources and are always Overstretched, sometimes working 24 hours, attending VVIP duties political rallies etc. Lawyers' fraternity is held in high esteem in our country. I call upon senior advocates to advise their juniors to desist holding protests. We all look upon lawyers as saviors of democracy.

In civil society, the only way to put your grievances is to approach an appropriate authority. But in Bangalore, a small section of protector of law have forgotten it. The lawyers took the law into their hands instead of approaching the police commissioner who listens to almost everyone's complaints.

If a section of lawyers feel that police constable Arun Kumar's action against a lawyer's was highhandedness of police, then they could have taken the constable to court. Instead of taking a legal action, the lawyers chose to protest on streets bringing normal life to a standstill. They also forced innocent school kids to spend hours in schools buses, and patients wait in ambulances. If the section of lawyers feels that the suspension of Arun Kumar is an achievement then people in India, who go to lawyers to get justice, will definitely be disappointed by this step.

The historic judgment of no burnable Supreme Court e striking down the appointment of P.J. Thomas as CVC, is the biggest blow to the Congress led UPA government. The government should have been careful in appointing him and even Mr Thomas, a senior TAS officer, should have thought twice before accepting the post.

The SC has rightly said that the institution of CVC is above any individual including Mr Thomas.

In fact, Mr Thomas as selected by a selection committee co uprising the prime Minister, home minister and the leader of the Opposition. Despite a dissenting note by Is Sushma Swaraj, the government went and appointed hi throwing all rules to the winds.

The SC decision of striking down the appointment of CVC is a big blow to UPA. The government should have been careful. All rules were thrown to the wind, appointing Thomas as the CVC.

The government should appoint a new CVC and no politics should come into this, since it is an important post. His integrity must be unquestioned.

I welcome the Indian special women’s court decision to hand death sentence to one Ankur Panwar, a stalker, who was convicted of carrying out fatal acid attack on a nurse, Preeti Rathi.

The landmark judgment serves warning to all those with criminal mindset. Such incidents happen because womem enjoy right to freedom. In this case too, Rathi had refused to marry with Panwar, who then threw sulphuric acid on her in revenge.

Rathi died of multiple organ failure at Bombay Hospital a month later. Panwar attacked her as he was jealous of her success and because she had rejected his marriage proposal.

This is with reference to ‘Anna’s fast feeds revolution’ (DNA, April 8). Veteran social activist Anna Hazare’s fast unto death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which can be described as the Tahrir Square if India, to press for a stronger anti-graft law is getting tremendous response as people from all walks of society join him. In India regulatory authorities are neither fully Independent nor have just an advisory role with no power of independent investigations or prosecuting, which has led to a very low level of accountability.

Through the CBI is an efficient organisation, government will prevails in its activities. Similarly, anti-corruption watchdogs like CVC and CAG, though independent, are but advisory bodies. Hence there is an urgent need to setup a body like the Jan Lokpal which can act as an independence anti-corruption watchdog.