Strong Lokpal, weak judiciary recipe for failure

murali772 - 27-DEC-2011

This debate misses the main reason why the Lokpal is likely to flop. Even if the Lokpal controls the CBI, it will have no control over the courts. These seem incapable of convicting any resourceful person beyond appeals within his or her lifetime. Little will be achieved if the Lokpal initiates a thousand cases that then drag on for decades, with the accused out on bail. - - -

Health of Indian Judicial System!

kbsyed61 - 24-MAR-2011

These are the days of 'Fight against Corruption". Suddenly the middle class has woken up from the deep slumber. The reaction is almost like the Earth has moved beneath them. Every sundry now is joining the bandwagon of 'Crusade Against Corruption'. I hope the Indian Middle class keeps the momentum and sustains the steam to fight this battle till the end.

Consumer Court experience

murali772 - 2-JUL-2010

Given the choice, very few amongst the middle and upper classes in the country will ever want to have anything to do with the government or its agencies, plainly because they lack the basic 'technology' of handling them.

Right To Recall

tsubba - 7-JUL-2009

rahul chimanbhai mehta stood for loka sabha elections in gandhinagar, where LKA won by more than a lakh votes.

Judicial Reforms

Rithesh - 12-MAR-2009

Miscarriage of justice

murali772 - 23-FEB-2009

Whereas the magistrate should have been pulling up the police for not charging the perpetrators of the violent incidents targeted at women under more stringent sections, it is totally shocking that he has instead chosen to direct the police to register an FIR against Ms Renuka Chowdhry, and all just for stating that "Mangalore has been Talibanised".

Law panel for continuation of English in higher judiciary

murali772 - 31-DEC-2008

The Law Commission of India has stated that it is not feasible to introduce Hindi as a compulsory language in the Supreme Court.

2.94 crore cases pending!

mcadambi - 2-NOV-2008

Our judiciary, which can arguably be described as one of the least dsyfunctional organs of our nation (however slow). Still, it is overburded with 2.94 crore cases! That is about 29.4 million cases!

Mafia-controlled Bangalore

murali772 - 28-OCT-2008

That's where Bangalore 's land mafia comes in. With the courts tied up in knots, gangsters offer to secure deeds in days rather than years. "Businesspeople like to do their business, but many times the system does not permit them to do it," says Gopal Hosur, the city's joint police commissioner. "Because of escalating land values, unscrupulous elements get involved.