JUDICIARY

A FAITH OF A COMMON MAN – A MOCKERY FOR THE POLITICIANS

      The judiciary is the branch of government that deals with interpretation of a nation’s laws, resolution of legal conflicts, and judgments for violations of the law. Our judicial system is separate from the nation’s legislative body i.e. the Parliament, which creates or abolishes the nation’s laws as part of the nation’s progress. It is indeed very shameful that today, the work of the Legislative bodies is being done by the Indian Judiciary. The work that should have been done by legislatures is now being enforced by courts thus blurring the line of difference between legislative body and judicial body thus resulting into weakening of a democratic governance.

    The role of the judiciary in is to assist in delivering justice to realistic situations and provide an impartial judgement as well as being the ‘CARE TAKER’ of the constitution. Where, on one hand the judgement of judicial bodies is respected and honoured by every COMMON MAN, there on the other hand it is mocked and made fun of by most of our honoured respected senior politicians publically. Have they no respect for THE COURT OF LAW? They are so intrepid that they do have no fear of CONTEMPT OF COURT too. Holding such high profile posts, no leader has the right to pass any wrong message to the nation. They have no right to encourage rapes and give it a classification of just a casual mistake done by boys?  The rape victim experiences a complete disruption of her life responding to the fear of death.  Her life is fully shattered and faces a difficult time overcoming shock and disbelief. If the assault was particularly terrifying or brutal, it is on the more difficult and she may experience an extreme shock response too. But for a Minister, it is just how he describes it: "Boys and girls ....later they had differences, and the girl went and gave a statement that I have been raped. And then the poor fellows, three of them have been sentenced to death. Should rape cases lead to hanging? They are boys, they make mistakes. Two or three have been given the death sentence in Mumbai. We will try and change such laws...we will also ensure punishment of those who report false cases."

   Has he no respect for Women? Has he no shame? What kind of society are we living in which allows crimes against women to be excused and deprived of justice referring to just accidental liberty and not considering it as a grave offence which has the merits for capital punishment? Putting a question mark on decision of judiciary in open public – What does this signify?

   What's more, political parties give a political colour to the tragedy by indulging in blame games after being exposed. There is no accountability each time a crime of this nature is committed. The senior leaders are all united in criticising the functioning of the judiciary.  They are regularly passing wrong remarks and even mocking at the Court of Law by addressing that the courts today have no other work except granting stay in all Cases. What kind of a statement is this? Isn’t this aloofness showing that leave away the fear, they have no respect for our Judiciary System?

   No doubt, we are the proud citizens of India and love boasting of its development. But what exactly the truth is? It is ground reality that today, India is a VICTIM of defeated democracy, corrupt bureaucracy, a distorted system and a deformed polity. It is indeed very disgraceful that people like senior police officers, bureaucrats, politicians, judges, and school administrators who should have been at the forefront of efforts to indict the culprits, have proved themselves to be worse culprits by colluding with each other to perform all sorts of crimes.

The time has come for a paradigm modification in our thinking and deeds so that we can live in this country with Dignity and Respect.

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