JUDICIARY IN JEOPARDY

It has been 70 odd years since the dawn of Independent India but hard to heed such a sensitive case against none other than the numero uno of Indian judiciary. What about the ordinary citizens like you and me. Who will be the savior of our democracy?

On April 20, 2019, Honourable CJI was maligned by a shameful sensitive sexual harassment allegation by none other than his colleague. After a tumulus high voltage drama of one and a half week, the plaintiff has decided to pull out of the case due to the shaky and frightening environment. Irrespective of truth, it is hard to heed such a sensitive case in the chapter Indian Judiciary history.

It is not the first time the image of judiciary tarnished, there are several instances in the past which hard to reveal the harsh reality. Be it V Ramaswami way back in 1993 for alleged corruption, in 2011  Calcutta high court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, guilty of financial misappropriation as a judge and misrepresentation of facts, in 2006 Nagarjuna Reddy of the high court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for misusing position to victimize a Dalit Judge. In a recent shocking event, another Calcutta High Court Judge Justice C S Karnan became the first sitting judge  of a high court to be jailed for defamatory remarks against the judiciary, seems to be countless instances(PTI sources)

Now the big question arises why such defamatory allegations have been cropping up from time to time in Indian judiciary chapter. Does it mean because of a few handfuls of maligned citizens of India people won’t get an impartial and independent trial and hearing in their cases? No, a common man view and perspective won’t change. Still, people in India feel safe by speaking the sentence “I will see you in the court.”It is an august and unparallel system which always bodes well for all of us in crisis time. We urge our esteemed judiciary to introspect their shortcomings and adversaries in upcoming periods. It must try to reinstate the faith and fear of an ordinary Indian. As they say “Justice delayed is justice denied”.