Tame Judiciary, make it answerable to COMMON MAN

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We Indians have the self-confidence to analyze the performance of our elected leaders, and openly criticize them for their failures.
But when the subject of Judiciary arises, most of us fall silent.
Judicial reforms will not happen until we end this slavish silence.
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