This is my guess on what must have happened. When the new Chief Justice took oath, he must have called a meeting of all Senior judges of the country. The main agenda there must have been the huge backlog of cases. The new CJ, in true corporate management style must have spoken about how efficiency is important and must have stressed on relentless execution to clear the backlog. Some judges took it literally.
This week, so many people were sentenced to be hanged till death that Judiciary takes the limelight in this issue of SWTW. A couple was sent to the gallows on the charges of killing an entire family. The family here , was their own - it was the entire family of the girl. It included her father (who was a Haryana MLA), her mother, sister, step brother, his wife, and his two children aged 4 years, 2.5 years and 4 months ! The couple - Sonia and Sanjiv called a press conference last week , to tell the media that they are innocent and are victims of conspiracy. The media, for a change, did not jump to any conclusions. Instead, all channels, agreed with the SC ruling. Of course, psychologists and lawyers found work on the panel discussions. By the way , Sonia would be the first woman to be hanged in Independent India. I guess she will be part of history now.
In another ruling by a Tamil Nadu court, sentenced three AIADMK workers, for burning three girls alive in a bus back in 2000. This was when Jayalalitha was sent to jail on charges of corruption. The workers of her party went on a rampage, indulging in riot and arson all over the state. In this incident they put a Government College Bus carrying these girl students on fire. Three of the unlucky student were charred to death. This ruling started a new discussion over political violence and unruliness - especially in the context of what is happening in West Bengal these days.
In the third case, Delhi High Court upheld a lower court decision to send Sushil Sharma to the gallows. Sushil had killed his wife Naina Sahani and tried to roast her body in a Tandoor of a government hotel in Delhi. Sushil was a Youth Congress leader.
These people joined the list which includes names like Dhananjoy Chatterjee, Dara Singh, R P Tyagi, Santosh Singh and Md Afzal. There has been a recent surge in capital punishments in India. This is a clear indication of the how much the law is feared ind India. Perhaps these decisions will bring back the fear in the minds of hooligans in Uttar Pradesh and political workers in Bihar, who have no respect for their leaders - let alone the law. Perhaps, at least one Gujrat politician would realize his mistakes. Perhaps, one Shiv Sena worker would work for betterment of the country than looking out for couples to harass. Perhaps, Karnata leaders would think twice before burning their own cities to protest against Tamil Nadu. Perhaps, a communist in Bengal would know that a piece of land is not more valuable than a human life. Perhaps, the men and women of this country will led by conscience than greed.
This week, so many people were sentenced to be hanged till death that Judiciary takes the limelight in this issue of SWTW. A couple was sent to the gallows on the charges of killing an entire family. The family here , was their own - it was the entire family of the girl. It included her father (who was a Haryana MLA), her mother, sister, step brother, his wife, and his two children aged 4 years, 2.5 years and 4 months ! The couple - Sonia and Sanjiv called a press conference last week , to tell the media that they are innocent and are victims of conspiracy. The media, for a change, did not jump to any conclusions. Instead, all channels, agreed with the SC ruling. Of course, psychologists and lawyers found work on the panel discussions. By the way , Sonia would be the first woman to be hanged in Independent India. I guess she will be part of history now.
In another ruling by a Tamil Nadu court, sentenced three AIADMK workers, for burning three girls alive in a bus back in 2000. This was when Jayalalitha was sent to jail on charges of corruption. The workers of her party went on a rampage, indulging in riot and arson all over the state. In this incident they put a Government College Bus carrying these girl students on fire. Three of the unlucky student were charred to death. This ruling started a new discussion over political violence and unruliness - especially in the context of what is happening in West Bengal these days.
In the third case, Delhi High Court upheld a lower court decision to send Sushil Sharma to the gallows. Sushil had killed his wife Naina Sahani and tried to roast her body in a Tandoor of a government hotel in Delhi. Sushil was a Youth Congress leader.
These people joined the list which includes names like Dhananjoy Chatterjee, Dara Singh, R P Tyagi, Santosh Singh and Md Afzal. There has been a recent surge in capital punishments in India. This is a clear indication of the how much the law is feared ind India. Perhaps these decisions will bring back the fear in the minds of hooligans in Uttar Pradesh and political workers in Bihar, who have no respect for their leaders - let alone the law. Perhaps, at least one Gujrat politician would realize his mistakes. Perhaps, one Shiv Sena worker would work for betterment of the country than looking out for couples to harass. Perhaps, Karnata leaders would think twice before burning their own cities to protest against Tamil Nadu. Perhaps, a communist in Bengal would know that a piece of land is not more valuable than a human life. Perhaps, the men and women of this country will led by conscience than greed.
PS: I have lost my sense of humor thanks to the state of our nation ( no pun intended). Perhaps, I will regain humor next week.
