Justice Hari Paranthaman

May 25, 2024 | countercurrents.org | L.S. Herdenia |Robert Hunziker |Hiren Gohain |Justice Hari Paranthaman

BHOPAL: Without waiting for Lok Sabha poll results to be out, both Congress and BJP have initiated steps to make changes in their respective organisations. The BJP has taken steps to change policies introduced by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan..As regards Congress it called on Monday a meeting of senior party functionaries and candidates for the Lok Sabha elections to discuss a wide range of issues related to the organisation.

May 25, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |George Abraham |S G Vombatkere |Justice Hari Paranthaman

The Supreme Court’s admonition to petitioners demanding the revelation of the real numbers of votes polled in booths is well taken.But there is a real puzzle that confounds most people.While it is true that institutions of the state should be given due trust by citizens and that courts should not meddle too much,what if such institutions eschew their independence and behave in ways that seem oddly in tune with the executive’s overriding interests arousing widespread distrust?

May 25, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Justice Hari Paranthaman |Vivek Sakpal |Nilofar Suhrawardy |S G Vombatkere

The 12th of January, 2018, is an unforgettable day in the history of Indian Judiciary. It was on this day that four Justices of the Supreme Court –  Chellameswar, Kurian Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur voiced in public three complaints:The Prime Minister is dragging his feet on the finalization of a Memorandum of Procedure for the appointment of Judges. Chief Justice Deepak Mishra is under the influence of extraneous forces in the case regarding the mysterious death of Judge Loya.