Judicial Corruption and Democracy: Rihai Manch organised Symposium
Mr Prashant Bhushan, senior advocate Supreme Court
India, addressed here said that Modi government is hell-bent to weaken every
legal organization.
The fear and panic is being created
surrounding in the society, which was even not during the emergency.
The democracy was in danger during emergency
period, but the civilization is in danger during the tenure of this government.
The murderers’ gangs under the tacit
acceptance of government are wandering freely who are not only murdering ruthlessly,
but they are also releasing video of which likes are constantly increasing
among humanity.
The social media is being used for the crime
and Modi get his photograph shooting with the operatives of such crime. Such
appreciation of murderers was seldom or never seen in our civilization.
Whether it is judiciary or investigative
agency – all are being tried to be made henchmen. Many are now disciples and
some of them are going to be baptized.
The man who is named in Sahara and Birla case
has been appointed CVC member; another of them is that who has faced the
allegation of leaking the secret report of a bank officer. Both of them are the
men of Modi and Shah.
We are well familiar in Rakesh Meena matter
how he was brought in CBI in spite of many objections. The head of election
commission has been chief secretary of Gujarat government.
The Modi government
has appointed chairman its close man to the petroleum department in Gujarat and
licensed to its close companies to fetch the petroleum gas in which the money
of general public was siphoned off. The scam was worth Rs 20 thousand crore. The
important clue is that there was no gas found in this work.
The apex court had ordered V-pad on EVM 10
years ago. Now election commission accepts merely that it will check V-pad of
one assembly constituency. The companies which have been given the tender to
make chips are alleged that all those are linked with the BJP. These situations
create suspicion. Now the Supreme Court itself denying to order over it.
The apex court in the constitution is not an
organization to resolve the dispute between two parties merely, but it has the
responsibility to protect the fundamental rights. If the government is not
performing over its responsibility, the judiciary takes cognizance; but the
judiciary intents to get rid of responsibility today. A few judges’ concept are that they are free to do what they think fit.
The freedom means to judiciary is its freedom
from the government so that to monitor over them. If the corruption is not
prevented in the judiciary, the freedom of judiciary will be ruined.
Mr Bhushan said that
the judicial corruption in the matter of Prasad Educational Trust (Medical
College) could be understood. The matter is in public domain. The judges of
apex court are involved in this case in
which three crore Rupees had been demanded for the favourable order. Rs of 2
crore were seized in this matter during the raid. The case shows the
involvement of CJI in CBI FIR. If the CBI investigates this case, it can
blackmail CJI what has begun to emerge.
We went to Supreme
Court in this matter and requested the SIT inquiry. At the hour, chief justice
was on court. He constituted bench and he himself was chairman, three of the
five were those whose involvement had been contemplated in this case.
Our petition was
dismissed and we were fined Rs 25 lakh. The question is here whether Supreme
Court desires: the judges’ involvement
should be investigated by the CBI. What is the problem if the judges should be
investigated in this case in the monitoring of judges? How much neutral are the
HCs and the SC can be understood. The government wants dishonest judges so that
it can blackmail them.
There should be an independent inquiry
commission to redress the complaints against the judges.
There has been grown the cases in numbers to
misuse the contempt of court. The judges have assumed themselves a king.
They don’t understand to reply of any question
inevitable. There is big corruption among the judiciary, but there is no way of
solution to relieve from it.
Early days instead of knowing law it was
important before the appointment of judges to be acquainted with the law
minister, but there must be acquaintance today with the CJI. Now he can select
anyone. There is no transparency in the appointment. We have been demanding the
judicial commission always from government.
Prashant Bhusan said that our judicial system
could not give the justice to the 1% people of country. The law commission
report is waiting for the past 25 years. The government is not interested there
to be overhauled in the judicial system. The retired judge is accumulating the
money in crore now. This ploy shall not be eliminated till there is brought a
judicial reform. The public can change it. There is need of an agitation for
this purpose.
Mohd Shueb, advocate, Chairman Rihai Manch,
said that the judicial corruption has the correlation with the political
corruption, so the people voice rising against the political corruption shall
have to speak against the judicial corruption. Both are working to save each
other. This is the reason why Rihai Manch fights in the court and on the road
for the question of people being trapped in the name of terrorism.
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