The Brave Pedestrian

How "Uncle-Judges" enable the family members of their brother-judges, practicing in the same court, to exploit their relationship to get favourable orders and become super-rich -- Shanti Bhushan reveals the modus operandi. Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share

Can such judges be impartial? Tehelka found that 35 of the 70 judges in Allahabad HC had kith and kin in the same court, people they knew intimately outside the courtroom and who could derive advantage from these close relationships. Read this Tehelka article on uncle-judges and nephew-lawyers: http://bit.ly/1C9AVHv Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share

The government is the biggest litigant in the country, accounting for about 20% of all cases in all sorts of courts. It is the single biggest source of funds for the legal community -- often paying indecent amounts of money to counsels and law officers for defending or appealing cases that are indefensible. Is it any surprise that the government is the most favoured litigant? Judges are openly biased in favour of the government. Public Interest Litigants usually find this out the hard way. Most PILs don’t get admitted, or are summarily disposed of with a weak and ineffective order. Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share

The Indian State is keeping lakhs of people in jail without a trial for months and sometimes years, all in the name of maintaining law-and-order. It is called "judicial custody". By refusing bail and keeping people in overcrowded lockups, Indian police, public prosecutor and magistrate keep up the traditions of British ruling classes, showing the masses who is boss! The prevalence of lengthy judicial custody exposes the WILLFUL IGNORANCE OF WE THE PEOPLE. As long as you and I  are willing to look the other way and pretend to be unaware, our ruling classes will continue to systematically treat lakhs of our fellow-citizens like caged animals... until one day, it will be your turn, or mine. If you value your freedom, raise your voice against this evil practice. Don't remain a silent spectator. Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share

It is wrongly believed that Judicial Appointments Commission Act is now giving government a say in the appointment of judges. The government has always had a say in appointing judges, albeit from the back door. The JAC will only bring the government's role out in the open. Peep through the wall of secrecy behind which appointments and elevations have been happening in higher judiciary. Politics, lies, sex and money-trails lurk within. The public got a hint in a viral video sh owing a senior lady lawyer giving sexual favours to Adv. Manu Singhvi, in hopes of being recommended for judgeship. The matter was hushed up with money. Media did not raise the issue again. Big Ticket lawyers like Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal and Arun Jaitley are middlemen or puppet masters who make judicial appointments happen. They are king-makers or "judge-makers" who act on behalf of government and business lobbies. Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share