DailyPost 1860 THE FEUDAL EXECUTIVE Where does the charm of the executive emanate from? What is the impetus of joining it, leaving behind bright professional careers lots of times? Can we go by the oft repeated cliché of public service and an urge to make a difference? The harsh reality of the Indian executive appears in the […]
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DailyPost 1859 PEGASUS – JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.”- George Orwell, 1984 This is how the judgement on the Pegasus saga started. Can there be any secret in the government which is known only to one person? The processes, the procurements, expenditure incurred and substantive
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DailyPost 1858 BROKEN SYSTEM PREDATORS Has the criminal justice system in this country ever become robust so as to deliver, in large part, what is expected out of it? There is no definitive answer to it, suffice to say, that all stakeholders knew the direction which it was to be taken, and level of expertise,
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DailyPost 1857 INVESTIGATION IN THE DOCK Investigation is the legal act of finding the truth with the necessary substantiation which can withstand the test of judicial scrutiny and lead to conviction. There are other methods where the same rule applies differently, enquiry commissions, fact finding committees, court supervised investigations, arbitrations, tribunals, regulatory agencies / authorities and
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DailyPost 1856 THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN IN A DISARRAY One the face it indicators of normalcy and economic activities getting back on rails, with the feeling of the COVID-19 tapering, but the Post COVID-19 life / phase seems to be still a long way off. During the unimaginable disruptions of the pandemic, some deep damages
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DailyPost 1854 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – WHO WILL JUDGE? The criminal justice system was created to pass on timely justice to the citizens of this country, aggrieved by criminal acts, and to provide punishment within a reasonable time to the accused, with predictability, so as to make a visible feel of fairness, justice delivery and deterrence.
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DailyPost 1852 DEMOCRATIC OWNERSHIP – A LOST CAUSE? In this country everybody is following everything and still the vast majority of things don’t happen, if they do, it’s beyond the stipulated time or not of the right quality. What is the rule of law? Is it only meant for criminal cases and blatant injustice which
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DailyPost 1851 PARTYLESS DEMOCRACY? As we understand the world over, democratic process and then governance is dominated by political parties. Political parties are the well-established mechanisms by which the game of politics is played. From the two party system to the completely fragmented Indian political scenario, in whichever manner, they will rule the roost. Whatever come
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DailyPost 1850 DEMOCRACTIC GOVERNMENTS – WHAT ARE THEY? Are democratic governments one single organization? The way we refer to a government is that of being one entity. A monolith created out of the will of people, which can steamroll all fears and miseries and is destined to bring peace, prosperity and happiness in every way. Election
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DailyPost 1842 HOODWINKING THE LAW! If the prospective accused in this country have a little knowledge of law, they would not have taken law, investigative and judicial processes in such a cavalier manner. The understanding that we can get away while hoodwinking the law has slowly gotten pretty deep seated. Presume, there would be anecdotal
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DailyPost 1841 IS CRIMINALITY OUR POLITICAL DNA? From the tirade against the political parties, for the first time, by a publicly known Chief Election Commissioner, T N Seshan to recent remarks by a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, in the Suo moto cognizance of Lakhimpur Kheri violence, what has been the common
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