Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Jayalalithaa DA Case Verdict: Indian Judiciary At Its Lowest Ebb

In the recent past PM  claimed that there was not even a single allegation of corruption against his government in the last one year tenure of the  led government at the Centre. It may be recalled that  rode to power highlighting corruption in the UPA government’s 10 year stint under former prime minister Manmohan Singh. But the irony now is that two big cases – that of  superstar  and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa – have come to haunt the NDA government’s tall claims. This put a veritable question mark on the Modi government and the judicial system of the country. Some sort of explanation is required to justify the verdicts.
The rot in the judicial system peeved CPM Kerala state leader M V Jayarajan so much that he dared to call the judges of Kerala ‘idiots’. The court took note of it and serious action followed in regard to the outburst. MV Jayarajan was handed a 30-day imprisonment sentence.
The case is quite interesting. HC judgement was against the hartal and protest meeting terming it an anti social and anti india campaign. If an individual or a group of individuals protest at any corner of the city, how can a judge term it as anti social or anti India campaign? The  it appears is going on the same lines as  in the country and the bureaucracy, raising questions on its integrity.
Former chief justice VN Khare has stated that more than 15% of judges are corrupt. After reprieve for , followed by acquittal of Jayalalitha in the disproportionate assets case, the system is set to face the repercussions as voices have begun echoing on social media attacking the judicial system in India. The court was unable to see what was common knowledge. If the property and farm house in Secunderabad, a tea garden in Nilgiri, huge amount of jewellery and assets in Tamil Nadu were not enough to implicate Jayalalithaa, then one fails to fathom what possibly could.
Hereon, every judgement is going to be watched closely. The judgement day for the judges who are supposed to uphold the values of the constitution of the nation is imminent.

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