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It is true that there have been excesses of judicial activism.
India is a land of minorities. Everyone belongs to some minority.
A corrupt judiciary is hardly likely to hold a corrupt executive to account.
No insurrection bred out of desperation can be quelled by strong-arm tactics.
The rule of law is the most basic principle on which our Constitution is based.
Indeed, public scrutiny is desirable for healthy functioning of judiciary itself.
No one can say that there are no monopolistic or restrictive trade practices in India.
The secreting of wealth in tax havens is often justified as 'legitimate tax planning.'
Every institution, including the judiciary has its share of black sheep and corrupt judges.
In no civilised country is the head of the government immune from corruption investigation.
When the fascists are through with the Muslims and Christians, they will turn on the others.
Not wanting to suffer criticism, the judiciary has used its power of contempt to stifle criticism.
I had said impunity of APSPA should be removed in order to win the hearts of the people of Kashmir.
The question of burden of proof is relevant only in a situation where there is no evidence either way.
No public servant or legislator can claim any privacy to take money for conducting their official functions.
With the passing away of Mr Tarkunde, India has lost the father of the Civil Liberties movement in the country.
Both Pakistan and India stand to suffer severe losses in the event of India using military force within Pakistan.
The court's reputation is affected by what people say only if it seems to have a ring of fairness and authenticity.
I believe that open criticism of any institution is necessary in a democracy, to safeguard the constitutional order.
The Aam Aadmi party is of the view that Kashmir is an integral part of India. Needless to say that I share this view.
Independence of Judiciary means independence from Executive and Legislature, but not independence from accountability.
Ultimately, it is only a powerful civil society movement which can break the vicious cycle of corruption in any society.
It does not take much technical knowledge to understand why the interlinking of rivers is an absurd idea and a ruinous project.
Gujarat, which Modi has made the laboratory of Hindutva, is the leading edge of the onslaught of communal fascism in this country.
During Manmohan Singh's formative years, it was a matter of great pride to be called to the Indian Civil Service for serving the Empire.
Stiglitz is not a Left economist. Indeed, it would be difficult to find a more authentic insider and establishment figure than Stiglitz.
In order to provide for their independence, the Constitution made judges of the superior courts immune from removal except by impeachment.
Every Indian wants a strong and independent judiciary. Obviously if the courts get weakened, it weakens the republic and harms every citizen.
The Ramaswami case and subsequent attempts to impeach judges have demonstrated the total impracticality of that instrument to discipline judges.
A Judicial Bureau of Investigation under an independent Judicial Complaints Commission, should be set up to investigate complaints against judges.
Chinese engineers have spent years finding solutions to the problems of building a railway line on permafrost ground at altitudes above 4,000 metre.
In order to keep the judiciary independent of the executive, the constitution provided impeachment as the only method for disciplining errant judges.
Unless there is a strong movement of citizens, who are the consumers of justice, we are hardly likely to see any serious judicial reforms in this country.
Far from curbing terror, we find that draconian laws used by a corrupt and communal police are creating conditions which will only exacerbate the problem.
Those is power being largely corrupt, recognize that a non functional and corrupt judiciary will allow them to escape punishment even when they get caught.
In any food crisis, it is the top of the food chain that suffers the most. In the case of farmer's distress, the top of food chain is us - the end consumer.
Man's endeavour to cross even the most difficult terrain with railway lines has produced some of the most stunning marvels of engineering of the modern age.
No amount of intelligence or security can stop terrorists who are willing to give up their lives. They can only be stopped if their motivation is eliminated.
The judiciary is the only institution in the country which remains totally unaccountable. There is no institution with disciplinary powers over the judiciary.
You cannot cave in saying something that is against your conscience and belief. That self-righteous ego is a must for any self-respecting, truth-loving person.
It is true that the battle for secularism must be fought in the hearts and minds of people, but how does one reach out to the hearts and minds in a fascist state?
The judiciary is peopled by judges who are human, and being human, they are occasionally motivated by considerations other than an objective view of law and justice.
When the entire administration of the state connives with the perpetrators of violence to thwart justice at every step, clearly there is no rule of law in that state.
The public disclosure of assets by judges, though a welcome first step, is certainly not the end all of the serious problem of judicial accountability or the lack of it.
There exists a cell of policemen within the Delhi Police which is accountable to no one but itself. Operating without uniforms, these are the dreaded encounters specialists of Delhi.
Bringing accountability to the judiciary must be preceded by frank public discussion and debate. Unfortunately that cannot get started with the threat of contempt looming over people.
The U.S. economy will tank if either China withdraws its money from the U.S. Banks, or Saudi Arabia stops depositing its oil money in U.S. bonds, or even if the oil trade goes off the dollar.
The sword of contempt has kept the judiciary away from searching public scrutiny, particularly within the mainstream media. The judiciary is obviously happy to live with this situation as well.
It is difficult to believe that parties are unaware of the crimes that their M.P.'s are committing. But there is no effort to take action against them, till they are caught and publicly exposed.
A serious flaw found by the Court in the IMDT Act was that it did not place the burden of proving his Indian citizenship on the person accused of being a foreigner, unlike in the Foreigner's Act.