contempt of court is something every one is scared of. no one has the guts to challange the judgments. four journalists of mid day were recently handed over jail terms for raising doubts about a judge. when the top court of the land gives a judgment in favour of the man in question allowing his appeal against the high court judgment ordering enquiry on the affidavit of the victims brother. there is little that can be done under the ambit of the law.
the heading of this post "wipe the smile off his face" i had heard in a tv program and it was said by an american judge as he gave the verdict of guilty to a criminal. the judge had been irritated no end by seeing the accused constant smiling face in all the hearings in spite of serious nature of the offences.
i am not a lawyer, but i think that when there is a ruling from the supreme court, it cannot be overturned. i have circulated the supreme court judgement to all the news channels and news papers, but then no one has even mentioned it in any of their discussions. no one could question the law minister about who verifies the legal and moral correctness of judgments if in doubt. is it a crime even to ask questions. is the nation outraged committing a crime.
the previous cases when such outcry was raised they could be challanged in the higher courts. even then, we were dependent on the top political bosses of the ruling party and they did intervene. again if anything can be done it will be done by them . only they can make the sluggish law minister rise from the deep slumber and do something.
our memory and that of the press is short. there is little that we can do against the system. there are a few news channels specially times now that look determined and i hope against hope that something will happen. or else the ugly smiles will broaden into deafening laughter. so even if there is a retrial, due to the supreme court judgement he cannot be tried for abetment of suicide. so the sentence cannot be more than two years. since everything under three years is bailable, make yourself ready for the laughter.
to go through the supreme court judgment go to the following link
click on petitioner/respondent
enter petitioner as S.P.S. Rathore
and search for dates between 2000 and 2009.
just google the names of the judges for more information.
1 comment:
It's heartening to see that smile has gone off his face. What is required now is to make sure that it does not return. Let Rathore be made a scapegoat and an example that the high and mighty can not and will not get away with anything as they used to. The masses is not as ignorant or powerless as they used to be. Mind it!!!
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