Sanjay Sharma / Editor
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Friday should be established as a black day in the history of the country’s judiciary. During the hearing of a case, a court and its presiding Chief Justice compared the country’s unemployed population to cockroaches.
Supreme Court judges Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi were hearing a petition filed by a lawyer seeking designation as a Senior Advocate. The bench strongly reprimanded the lawyer, saying, “There are already parasites in society who attack the system.” Following this, the petitioner withdrew the writ.
Rejecting or accepting a petition is the independent right of any court and the judges sitting there. However, under the cover of this independence, no one has been given the right to insult the citizens of the country while sitting on the platform of justice in a packed courtroom.
The matter concerned only the appointment of a Senior Advocate, in which there was no mention of unemployed youth, media personnel, social media users, RTI activists, or others. The petition had been filed with a limited objective according to the rules, but due to the CJI’s frustration, unemployed youth, media, social media users, RTI activists, and others were dragged into the matter.
Despite all this, the court did not pass any order. Not only that, the judges, in their familiar style, allowed the petition to be withdrawn.
Now the question is, why did CJI Surya Kant feel the need to say all this in a packed courtroom?
In fact, after the Bengal elections, the Supreme Court’s attitude remained indifferent regarding the removal of nearly 2.7 million votes. Due to the indifference of the Supreme Court and the CJI, arbitrary actions allegedly took place during the elections, and 2.7 million voters were deprived of their voting rights.
There is discussion that recently, in the Supreme Court Bar elections, the voting rights of an advocate were protected. In such a situation, setting aside the Indian Constitution and saying about the issue of 2.7 million people that “they can vote next time” sent a message across the country that the nation’s top court and its head had joined hands with those in power. They are not only playing to the tune of the Election Commission but are also paving the electoral path for the ruling party.
This is not the first incident that has angered citizens. Over the past two decades, there have been many such cases in which the judiciary appeared to stand in step with those in power.
The country’s courts are allegedly ignoring the provisions of the Places of Worship Act and are assisting in the search for idols in mosques in favor of the ruling establishment. The Places of Worship Act, 1991, was enacted to protect the status of all religious places of worship existing in the country as of August 15, 1947.
Leaving aside a few exceptional cases, the Supreme Court has allegedly played a supportive role for the ruling side and large industrial houses in most matters. This is nothing new when the Supreme Court and Supreme Court judges are seen working for the protection of those in power and industrialists.
During the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, regarding the CPMT medical entrance examination conducted at the time, a Supreme Court order was allegedly benefiting medical colleges and their operators, but the government understood the intention behind the order and took an appropriate decision in public interest.
At present, the example of Anant Ambani’s “Vantara” may also be mentioned here. Regarding “Vantara,” the apex court allegedly settled and protected an illegal and unlawful act. There are many such cases over which the country’s citizens remain distressed.
Calling the country’s youth, media personnel, social media users, RTI activists, and others “cockroaches” in a packed courtroom is not a solution to the problem. Instead of improving the image of the judiciary, this will further damage it.
There is a need to protect the interests of citizens and establish faith in justice in their minds. Justice being done and justice appearing to be done are two different things. At present, justice does not appear to be happening.
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