Today (05-03-12) New Delhi was hit with an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude, just 48 Km.away.
It was a case was between two richest people of country
This was just unacceptable to Justice R.V.Raveendran.
Words were not enough to
This reminded me of Earthquake which hit Supreme Court of India last year.
Here are the details.
(1)
The Earthquake
The Earthquake came
around 10.35 AM
It shook the whole
judiciary
The judges and the
lawyers across the country
Came out to see what
had happened!
The epic center of
Earthquake was in Supreme Court of India
The Earthquake
measured magnitude of 6.8
For whole day, all TV Channels flashed minute to minute
Visuals of Supreme Court.
And next day all newspapers devoted three full pages
to show magnitude of earth quake.
It was a case was between two richest people of country
The Judge withdrew
himself from the case
On the ground that
one of the party
Appeared to have remotely
Tried to influence
his conscience
By sending a brief to
a law firm
Where his daughter worked!
This was just unacceptable to Justice R.V.Raveendran.
It had been since
many years,
That a judge had
boost up
morale of Judges,
Lawyers and Litigants
across the country,
in one mega stroke!
The message sank
right in the hearts of
The Rich and The Mighty,
That they should not
even remotely
Try to influence
conscience of
Judges of Supreme
Court.
(2)
In the mountain
of Tibet
Younger Lama asked
Elder Lama,
“Tell me, what has
changed
Between elevation of Justice Raveendran
As a judge of Supreme
Court
And his retirement as
a
Judge of Supreme
Court?”
“Three things have
changed,”
replied Elder Lama,
“Firstly, Laws have
changed
In areas of MACT
cases, Arbitration Cases,
And in large number
of areas,
Where earlier ambiguity prevailed.
“Secondly, Supreme
Court itself has changed!
The changes made
within Supreme Court
are subtle and are not visible
to normal eyes!
“Thirdly, Justice
Raveendran himself has changed.
The process of
presiding as a Supreme Court Judge,
Has changed his
personality,
His thinking,
And his ways of
judging cases”
Elder Lama replied
“Please tell me how
has he changed?”
Asked Younger Lama
“It will require one
to write a big volume
To describe the
changes he made!!
And the changes which
made him change.!!!”
Elder Lama replied briefly.
Perhaps, this time,
he was feeling
shortage of words
To describe the mega
work of the great Judge.
Words were not enough to
Describe work of this
Judge!
Haresh Raichura
