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Support Drafting Committee Of Jan Lokpal
Parmanand Pandey An unnecessary controversy is raging these days with regard to the presence two Bhusans – father son duo— Shanti and Prashant in the Jan Lokpal Drafting Committee. Right from the day, the government accepted the demand of Anna Hazare to draft and enact the Jan Lokpal Bill with the help of the representatives…
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17B OF THE ID ACT MUST KEEP PACE WITH TIMES
Labour laws in India are welfare laws, where the role of State is undeniably very high; unlike those countries, where the policy of laissez faire is followed. There have been many changes and amendments in labour laws from time to time to safeguard the interests of the workers, but some of the most beneficent laws…
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Strike by Lawyers Can Have No Logic
Parmanand Pandey I have always been of the view that lawyers have no legal, ethical or social right to go on strike unless, of course, something egregious has happened which has bearings on the safety, security of the people and the country. Now we hear that lawyers in Uttar Pradesh have gone on agitation for…
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Justice Balakrishnan’s appointment as NHRC Chairman is uninspiring
Appointment of Justice K. G. Balakrishnan as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission was spawned by TINA (There is no alternative) factor. In fact, this post has been lying vacant for the last more than a year after the retirement of Justice S Rajendra Babu. The main pre-requisite for the appointment to the…
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Justice Kapadia’s first day as CJI was distressing
By Parmanand PandeyOn assuming the august office of the Chief Justice of India on 11th of May, 2010, Justice S. H. Kapadia did two important things, one; he disposed off 39 Special Leave Petitions in 30 minutes that means, he took less than a minute for disposing off a petition. And the second thing which…
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Justice Kapadia’s first day as the CJI was disappointing
By Parmanand Pandey On assuming the august office of the Chief Justice of India on 11th of May, 2010, Justice S. H. Kapadia did two important things, one; he disposed off 39 Special Leave Petitions in 30 minutes that means, he took less than a minute for disposing off a petition. And the second thing…
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Crisis of Leadership in The Bar
By: Parmanand Pandey Apart from being a festive season, it is also a season of elections in different Bar Associations of Delhi. The elections of Tis Hazari Bar Association, which is known as Delhi Bar Association will be held in the last week of October and that will be preceded by a week for the…
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Justice Dinakaran Must Stay Away From Judicial Work
By Parmanand Pandey The way Justice P.D. Dinakaran, the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court is trying to give the caste and communal colour to the opposition of his elevation to the Apex court is indeed very sad and tragic. What is all the more disturbing is that the reaction of National Commission for Scheduled…
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Any Award to Lalu will Amount an Insult to People
By Parmanand Pandey Lalu Prasad Yadav, when he was the Chief Minister of Bihar used to brag, ‘Jab tak hai somese me aaloo, tab tak rahega Bihar me Lalu (So long the Samosas are made of potatoes, Bihar will be ruled by Lalu). He had many times said that he would rule Bihar for at…
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Tantrums of the judges betray their lordliness
Much has been written, discussed and debated about the conduct of judges and advocates. However, we many times find the cases of indiscretion by judges and advocates as well; in and outside the courtrooms. Sometimes it is deliberate but more often than not, it because of misunderstanding and ignorance. There is an Advocate act, which…