Supreme Court mentions the 2018 press conference by 4 judges in its 82-page verdict imposing fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan as punishment in contempt case.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has hinted at reopening Judge Loya case. But one misstep and the move will boomerang – politically and legally.
In a scathing Facebook post, the senior BJP leader said that the move was an attempt to "intimidate" a Judge and send a message to other Judges, "that if you don't agree with us, fifty MP's are enough for a revenge action".
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Calling it a "frontal attack on the independence of the judiciary", the Supreme Court Thursday rejected all suspicion into the circumstances surrounding judge Loya's death.
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After a long long time, an incident like 3028 judges press meet occurred because there were judges who thought it fit to express their views on the real things happening in the otherwise closed for public consumption. They are certainly not interested in their post-retirement perqs is obvious. Similar things are bound to happen in future whenever the court needs such exposure. It will not be the last. That is certain.
The days of independent judges and fair judgements have gone into history. Perhaps we can write a book about it and make it a text book for legal students at graduation level.
Justice Mishra had split apart the judiciary by his leanings towards the government in power. CJI Gogoi may have shown partisanship by accepting a Rajya Sabha nomination but Justice Mishra will most probably be rewarded much more.
After a long long time, an incident like 3028 judges press meet occurred because there were judges who thought it fit to express their views on the real things happening in the otherwise closed for public consumption. They are certainly not interested in their post-retirement perqs is obvious. Similar things are bound to happen in future whenever the court needs such exposure. It will not be the last. That is certain.
The days of independent judges and fair judgements have gone into history. Perhaps we can write a book about it and make it a text book for legal students at graduation level.
Justice Mishra had split apart the judiciary by his leanings towards the government in power. CJI Gogoi may have shown partisanship by accepting a Rajya Sabha nomination but Justice Mishra will most probably be rewarded much more.