Democratic Institutions
Justice Gavai slams practice of judges praising politicians https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/justice-gavai-slams-practice-of-judges-praising-politicians-101729363966280.html Delivering an address on the pressing issue of “Trust deficit in the judiciary”, justice Gavai’s speech centred on the foundational principles that safeguard judicial credibility, particularly the doctrine of separation of powers and the conduct expected from judges, which must remain beyond reproach to sustain public trust in the system.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ox5KN7Gg8w
A LEGACY THAT IS BEST FORGOTTEN Friday 18 October 2024 https://avayshukla.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-legacy-that-is-best-forgotten.html?m=1
Never before had the nation nurtured such high expectations and vested so much hope in an heir apparent to the Chief Justice's chair.
Justice Chandrachud had many opportunities to do the right thing, to restore the autonomy of institutions (appointment of Election Commissioners), to reign in rampaging state governments (the bulldozers of U.P., Nuh and Uttarakhand), to prevent the illegal surveillance of citizens (the Pegasus "inquiry" where the Union govt. dared to tell him that it would not cooperate!), the restoration of statehood (in Jammu and Kashmir), to restore legitimately elected governments brought down by totally illegal means (Maharashtra), to restore faith and credibility in the electoral process (the repeated petitions to return to paper ballots or do a hundred percent verification and matching of VVPATS), to question an unaccountable Election Commission on its dubious actions and decisions ( delay in uploading voter counts, non-issue of Forms 17C, mismatch in the votes cast and votes counted, failure to take action under the Model Code of Conduct against high functionaries of the government). Perhaps the worst of all was that, under his Lordship's watch, thousands of social activists, journalists. dissenters, academics continue to languish in jails without a trial or even bail.
He watched in silence the creeping politicisation of some of the High Courts, their judges openly expressing allegiance to religions, the religious biases in their judgments, judges joining political parties and even standing for elections immediately after retiring, retired judges attending religious conclaves.
लोकसभा स्पीकर om birla का झूठ - mahua moitra ने संसद में खोली पोल -ashok Wankhede की रिपोर्ट ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doPDpb8FQaQ Apr 15, 2022
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday pulled up TMC MP Mahua Moitra after she attributed certain remarks to the Chair on UAPA bill. The TMC MP, who took part in a discussion on the Criminal Procdeure (Identification) Bill, 2022, accused the Speaker of backing UAPA amendment bill when it was brought in the Parliament. The Speaker however took strong exception to TMC MP's remarks, suggesting he never made any comments and asked Moitra not to cite him without verifying. While TMC MP insisted that she was not misquoting the Speaker, two union minister slammed Moitra -- accusing her of false attribution. Watch the video https://hwnews.in/shows/news-report/what-did-mahua-moitra-say-that-made-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-angry-1349876
Uproar In Lok Sabha | BJP MPs Interrupt Mahua Moitra's Speech After She Quoted Speaker Om Birla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqKJxseiD8w
Apr 4, 2022 While speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the criminal procedure identification bill, 2022, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said that the UAPA has been misused. Moitra also quoted Speaker Om Birla during her speech, which led to protests from BJP MPs who interrupted her speech. Speaking on the bill, Moitra argued how this bill can prove to be "dangerous". Calling the provisions in the bill a "violation of fundamental rights", she urged Home Minister Amit Shah, who was present in the Lok Sabha during her address, to send the bill to a Standing Committee.
Opposition MPs join LS speaker Om Birla in criticising Mahua Moitra for disrespecting the post of Chair https://www.opindia.com/2022/02/opposition-mp-join-speaker-om-birla-in-criticising-mahua-moitra-for-disrespecting-post-of-chair/ 4 February, 2022 In a series of tweets posted yesterday, Mahua Moitra accused the Lok Sabha Speaker of interrupting her and not allowing her allotted time of 13 minutes to complete her speech.
सुप्रीम कोर्ट में रिपोर्ट पेश होते ही 251 सांसदों की सांसदी रद्द, भड़के मोदी डायरेक्ट CJI से भिड़ गए! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaWWxHHuRzg
सुप्रीम कोर्ट में फंसे लोकसभा के 251 सांसद, रिपोर्ट हुई पेश जाएगी सांसदी! भड़के मोदी फैसला पलटा! देखिए ये पूरी रिपोर्ट
Glass half empty: Nearly half of Lok Sabha MPs face criminal charges https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/glass-half-empty-nearly-half-of-lok-sabha-mps-face-criminal-charges-2553578-2024-06-15 As per the Association for Democratic Reforms representatives, 251 (46 per cent) MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha have criminal cases registered against them. For context, that's only 21 shy of a simple majority in the Lower House.
Of the 240 BJP MPs in 2024, 39 per cent had criminal cases against them, with 26 per cent facing serious criminal charges. Forty-nine of the Congress's 99 MPs had criminal cases against them (32 per cent face serious criminal charges)...Of the ministers in the Modi 3.0 ministry, 39 per cent had criminal cases against them. Two of these ministers, Shantanu Thakur and Sukanta Majumdar, face charges under Section 307 of the IPC for attempted murder. Bandi Sanjay Kumar, a Minister of State for Home Affairs, had 42 criminal cases, making him the minister with the most criminal cases against him.Centre Opposes Lifetime
Ban on Convicted Lawmakers Amid Rising Criminal Cases in Parliament https://marksmendaily.com/politics/centre-opposes-lifetime-ban-on-convicted-lawmakers-in-parliament/ In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court, the Union government argued that imposing time-limited disqualifications serves as a deterrent while avoiding undue harshness. The government asserted that there is “nothing inherently unconstitutional in limiting the effect of penalties by time.”
report of the SCA of GANHRI on NHRC downgrading
the SCA conducted an interview with the NHRC and asked the institution to provide responses in relation to the following issues:
- Involvement of police officers in investigation vis-à-vis the independence of the NHRC and victims’ access to justice
- Appointment of Secretary General noting the recruitment process and the practice of secondment for such official
- Legislative changes to the PHRA
- Composition of the NHRC members and staff and how it guarantees pluralism
- The selection and appointment process in practice
- Addressing human rights violations including the protection of human rights defenders, rights of religious minorities, number of public statements, and recommendations issued
- Cooperation with civil society organizations
Whilst acknowledging the steps taken by the NHRC to address human rights violations and speak up publicly, the SCA notes that these interventions have not been sufficient to address
the systemic human rights violations including:
- protection of human rights defenders,
- rights of religious minorities
- complaints against police officers
- deaths in judicial and police custody and
- follow-up actions on the implementation of its recommendations
- India's rights body faces downgrade, loss of 'A' status
- 'Why Are You Being Used For Political Battles?': CJI Gavai Asks ED
- 'ED is Crossing All Limits,' Says Supreme Court as it Stays Probe Against Tamil Nadu's TASMAC
- Probe team member Satish Chandra Verma dismissed from service
- Gujarat IPS officer Satish Verma, who led Ishrat Jahan probe, dismissed from service
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