Shanker Arnimesh
Political journalist who has covered national politics for more than two decades, was associated with News World as a Political Editor, with Sahara Samay as Deputy Editor and also worked with Aaj Tak, ETV and News 24.
Post Graduated from IIMC- Delhi in Television & Radio Journalism.
It’s like allowing the litigant to choose his own judges and of course he will always choose the judge of his favour. .. .. .. . The last pillar of democracy the judiciary is already under attack not soon enough it will be vanquished.. ..
The present collegium system is nothing but a process for selection of judges for conntinuation of their legacy in judiciary. There must be a fair and transparent system for selection of judges in higher judiciary which requires at least a minimum national level qualifying written exam.
Another attempt by ruling party BJP government and their associates to intimidate and arm twist the judiciary. A new institution where they have no RSS henchmen.
There should be a proper system of evaluation of performance of judges, with minimum human intervention. It is not a very difficult job. It can be developed by using highly sofisticated software specially designed to cater the purpose. Self judging is dangerous. There must be some check. Further no one is above the law. Even the Supreme Court judges.
Extremely dangerous thinking of law minister, Mr Ravi Shankar to concentrate all powers in hands of the Prime Minister. His logic that “since the Prime Minster of India can take the right decision in appointing the President, Vice-President, Chief Election Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General… he is the chief of all defence mechanisms, he has control over the nuclear button, he will not make the wrong decision in the selection of judges” is absolutely against the spirit of democracy. Prime Ministers take many wrong decisions in appointments. Democracy does not mean that all powers should be vested in the Prime Minister only because he is the elected head. This is very flawed reasoning given by Mr. Ravi Shankar and is certainly against the basic temperament of our constitution. His idea will lead this country to an authoritarian rule where the PM will be the dictator. PM is not a representative of thought process of entire population of India. If calculated properly he is hardly supported by 20% of the population. Secondly, if I make some one my representative, it dies not mean that he will represent my entire thought process. He is a different individual and only a very small part of my mind he may represent.
RSS has borrowed it’s vision from Hitler. Supreme Court was correct in striking down NJAC proposal in allotment of judges and the collegium system should continue. Serious objections of Mr Ravi Shankar to the existing Collegium system reflects that he bears serious abhorrence to democracy. It would be healthier for democracy if PM is kept away from appointment process of executives of all constitutional institutions.
Our constitution is a cut paste constitution. Borrowed features from constitution of different countries. Our leaders of yesterday’s and today’s are not capable of giving constitution of our own. Judicial system and judiciary are of colonial mind -set .Sufferer are common men.
At least collegium ensures there are still some judges who know law in service. Once it goes the Govt can fully interfere with courts too. Already we don’t trust anything else in India. Once govt gets to appoint judges the courts too will become like ED IT election commission etc. We all know those things are now just for harassing opposition and those expressing different opinion about the Government.
RSP is not the law nor above the law and should graciously accept the verdict of the SC as he cannot debate nor challenge the verdict,,,, better he does not try arm twisting tactics
Emergency was OK for SC then. Now onwards let executive and legislative also have absolute power similar to SC!
All those who participated in the debate being from the nickerwalla clan have spoken their view point on the Constitution. Dangerous that the country is in their hands today.
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What is indianness in the constitution? Is it mob lynching? Is it cow worship? Is it breaking lemon for aircraft? Is it torturing dalits, minorities and poor laborers and daily wage earners? Is it telling lies to the people? Is it denying the basic rights of people? What is indianness and what is foreignness? Only prasad is intelligent and all others are fools? Was the constitution not valid for seven decades? Wisdom has now only dawned on prasad? First learn to respect the constitution. Just by blaming , prasad wants to create a wrong impression towards yhe constitution.
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Given the increasingly fragile state of institutions, this issue could be deferred for considerable time.