On 3 December, Justice Mishra while hearing a case had warned senior lawyer Gopal Shankarnarayanan of contempt & conviction if he did not stop repeating arguments.
Stating Justice K.M. Joseph's judgment that the CBI can still take lawful action, Bhushan and Shourie said the agency should launch an independent inquiry.
The husband, a suspended Delhi Police head constable, said lawyers like Prashant Bhushan reinforced ‘our faith in the system, and kept our hope of getting justice alive’.
On 1 February, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan had said AG ‘misled the court’ about PM-chaired committee approving M. Nageshwar Rao as interim CBI chief.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
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21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?