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Are people's confidence in the judiciary growing in India?
After the former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha for ruling the Babri Masjid on several important cases including the Babri Masjid, the question is once again in India whether the judiciary is gaining public confidence.
Experts interpret the law, political leaders and civil society Justice Gogoi as a member of the upper house of parliament within just four months of his retirement from the post of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the death of the independence of the judiciary in India. Various constituencies have reacted strongly to the Modi government's decision. Some people have called Justice Gogoi a "reward" from the government for their "services".
It is noteworthy that some of Justice Gogoi's decisions as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court were dissatisfied. A few days before his retirement, Justice Gogoi's decision in favor of Hindus in the Babri Masjid controversy had surprised civil society as well as civil society. Justice Gogoi was chaired by several key cases such as the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the refinery plane, the dismissal of CBI Director Alok Verma. Importantly, the current Modi government was also an important party in these cases.
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Former Supreme Court judge Madan B. Lukor has strongly criticized the Modi government's decision to nominate Justice Gogoi for the Rajya Sabha. Talking to the media, he said, "The matter of honoring Justice Gogoi has been circulating for some time, so his nomination is not surprising but it is surprising that it happened so fast. ۔ This has created a question mark on the independence, transparency, fairness, and integrity of the judiciary. Has the last fortress of justice also collapsed? "
It is noteworthy that Justice Lockore, along with Justice Gogoi, was among the four senior judges of the Supreme Court who for the first time in the history of the Indian judiciary raised questions about the behavior of the then Chief Justice Deepak Mishra. Were. The public was particularly impressed by Justice Gogoi's courage as he was about to become the next Chief Justice.
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Hegde said in his tweet, "This is no longer just part of his (Ranjan Gogoi) personal court record. He has questioned the integrity and impartiality of all his fellow judges. "Senior lawyer Gautam Bhatia termed the move as the death of an independent judiciary and wrote in his tweet," It took some time for matters to be clarified. But he came out in the open, after all, the 'independent judiciary' died. "Dushyant Dubey, chairman of the Supreme Court Bar Association, said," This decision is very important. This is clearly a reward given to them by the government. The independence of the judiciary has been completely destroyed. "
In his tweet, MP Asaduddin Owaisi shared a notification about Ranjan Gogoi becoming a Rajya Sabha member and asked, "Is this a compensation? How can anyone finally trust the independence of judges?" Asaduddin Owaisi Already, questions have been raised on the Supreme Court's decision in the Ayodhya issue. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, "People's confidence in the judiciary is diminishing."
Social activist Prashant Bhushan wrote in his tweet, "Gogoi was awarded Rajya Sabha seat after seeking help from the government to scare an employee accused of sexual abuse, and presented the Ayodhya and Raphael case to the government."
It is to be noted that a former junior assistant of the Supreme Court wrote to 22 judges and accused former Chief Justice Gogoi of sexual exploitation. The 35-year-old woman was allegedly sexually abused by Chief Justice Gogoi in October 2018 and harassed her, her husband and family when they opposed the objectionable move. An inquiry committee, however, gave a clean chit to Justice Gogoi.
It is also not interesting that senior BJP leader and former law minister Arun Jaitley, in opposition to such nominations in 2012, said that the country's judiciary's desire to hold the post-retirement positions was unwarranted. It is badly affecting bias and it is time to end it.
Source: DW
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