Markandey Katju, J; PCI,CM, was in Bombay on 30th, to deliver the Justice M.C Chagla, Memorial Lecture.

He had sought an appointment with the state CM, week in advance, it was declined.

It probably seems to be nemesis of the University of Bombay, not knowing what MC Chagla stood for!

As per his talk on the subject of 'Ancient Indian Jurisprudence & Modern Jurisprudence', he contradicts himself.
Irrespective these few outbursts lasted for 'the subject' only for say an hour or less. The subject he is supposed to talk.

Then for virtually hour and a half he took dig at Anna Hazare & Kejriwal to put forth his own interpretations in the said lecture.

In the said lecture he has stated that 'India is backward a country',coz they believe in 'godmen'. He mixed cast of franchise on communal & cast basis.

Further he goes on to question Kejriwal as to 'which cast his party represents'?

He expressed that 'seeking publicity - is vulgarity', controversies chase him.

I think in the first place MC Chagla may have shuddered in his grave with the fraternity persona talking & NOT UPHOLDING HIS PRINCIPLES!? [J; Chagla's].

The learned counsel & later Justice MC Chagla never ever would have dreamt of such a pardon though J; Katju has not spoken about it in thre said lecture & had skirted it on the sidelines.

Further two more jocular persons arrive in Bombay - ousted SP stalwart Amar Singh & RS,MP Jaya Pradha, -- petition the Mah, Guv, knowing very well a futile an exercise. It's not the state subject.

The Guv; promptly forwarded the said petition to the HMin, after hearing them in person.

IF ANY PARDON, it will be mockery of justice,jurisprudence & of the third estate.

Astutely J; Katju has avoided it.

If any pardon under Art.72, the power follows a will of the wisp. Krishna Iyer, J; had stated it in 1980 [Maru Ram.] Are there others equally placed in the justice? Clemency can be endless a list.

Neither the constitutional text nor principle prevents the Constitutional Head, to examine case[s] but will be constrained to put a ‘singular’ or ‘select’ pardon.

The convict Sanjay, case is weak against a capricious pardoning law.

The President Hon. Mukherjee was in Bangladesh, a file was send to him about appointment of state Min of Textile, so the LS questions could be answered.

The Hon.Prez, send it back, reprimanded the executive, signed it only on his return to India.

Regards,

P.S. no point in further discussing, i'll put up in change.org please do respond to that.

No doubt that J; Katju had given interventionist judgement's; but now he is not same. The convict Sanjay was to join SP & wearing red cap had his own retraction! WHY?

My sentiments exactly

My sentiments exactly

In entire agreement with Shaileshbhai.
The Hon.ex.justice needs restraint.

Now, the Govt., should take decisions which are really for the benefit of the public-real benefit means real benefit, not otherwise/PROPOSALS should be such or the ruling party should desist from wrong proposals, actions speak themselves.

It is a pity that a former judge of the supreme court of India is issuing such statements left right and centre. May be he has his own reasons,

Wow ! Food for thought... Mr. President.

They are actually moles those advocating such absurd proposals are planted by the ruling party to save their skins.

Are politicians so much afraid that they are coming with absurd ideas through backdoor, seeing that what is the acceptability of the backdoor proposal, feel all have lost mental balance-made pardon a mockery.

Law should be applicable equally irrespective to anything.Guilty has to be punished. It is generally believed that law doesn't punish any innocent. Any such suggestions shall be surely mis-used.
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An excellent piece of satire about Justice Katju's uncalled for benevolence. I wish Mr. Gandhi made some comment, in similar lines about the "Finish the Consumer Movement" penned after being denied justice by the Supreme Court.

No other compliment can be as eloquent as the left handed compliment Shri Shailesh Gandhi has paid to Shri Katju. The hollowness contained in Shri Katju's arguments for pardon to Sanjay Dutt has been brought out succinctly. Well done Mr S Gandhi.

POUND OF FLESH....???...ALA....SHYLOCK....!......PORTIA ,....WHO?//

//The article was written sarcastically to ridicule the pleas for pardon. I was trying to show, that if pardoning Sanjay Dutt was considered, it would result in pardoning everyone under 35. It was also meant to draw attention to the fact that powerful criminals should not be let off//

Mr.Gandhi, I ridiculed your take earlier, because I do not move with fanatic crowd, I hold my own opinion, in all circumstances. I would continue to do the same, as I had done earlier. I am a Hindu Brahmin so my thought process might be different than a Bania (Business Commuity)---if we speak of genetic factors. This might sound racial, but I have spoken the truth. Every looks at the things, through the glass they are made to wear since childhood. This has lot of do with ones upbringings and their cultural background. Anyway, this was just another point which I wanted to highlight.

Now coming back to the main topic let me state that when you used the word "Criminal" for Sanjay Dutt, instead of a more sober word, "Convict", it actually portrayed your intention and your motive for writing such a puerile article, after occupying such a high position.

Now let me come to the main point. If you say none can be pardoned, then it is better we go for a constitutional mandate to satisfy some insane, who wants to convert our democracy into a military state where the chance of pardon by the state gets abolished. At least the majority of this country, I believe would be satisfied and since democracy does give importance, to majority rule, some of you can thump your chests.

Now coming to this case specifically, we can say that, in spite of persons like you getting cheers and jeers from a section of the audience, I feel, that pardoning Sanjay Dutt will do more good to the country than not doing the same. He is not an ordinary citizen and cutting of his productive power will be CRIME and WASTE of talent, according to me. His films invariably bring foreign exchange, which is so necessary now when India is facing huge CAD (Current Account Deficit). Also, his films give lot of employment to people, which indirectly brings tax to the government exchequer. If he was an ordinary criminal, with no work no credibility, then the things would have been different. Your lateral thinking has made, everyone possessing a contraband gun, same. Are all GANDHIs and BASUs in this world have the same calibre and temperament? Just ask yourself.

Instead of looking at the points at what are the causes that led Sanjay Dutt going for such extreme steps, you unfortunately took the much easier/short cut childish route, which was unusual for a person adorning such high chair. You should have presented a different view, away from the masses.

India is technically illiterate 90%, so many will go for your take, when even in the US, there are voices, who talks of such brutal methods of jurisprudence.

Sanjay Dutt is not a criminal in the true sense of the term. He actually kept the arms, just for his personal security, but in the process, he broke law. Hence, his case should be taken differently than those who worked for the cause of Bombay blast and executed it.

Yes, it was a blunder for him, to go for such dangerous weapons instead of asking the government to beef up his security, but there should be an end to this nonsense of looking every case of the arms act, with the same eye.

It is because of this kind of situations that our Constitution has special provisions, where something out of box can be done by the legislatures.

Our democracy is not all about Judiciary only, there is also, Executive and Legislature. If you want have a lame-duck democracy, then sorry, you can have your thoughts to yourselves. But we the free thinking people will always oppose such Stalinist views, which would made India into an Islamic state, which supports Beheading, Cutting of limbs, Stoning, and all those ghastly acts, which the world has rejected long back.

I therefore, again reject your hackneyed and sub-standard piece, and humbly and respectfully ask the Governor of Maharashtra to PARDON Sanjy Dutt and show that our democracy is vibrant and kicking.

I would therefore, ask only to go back to the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, etc, to understand the essence of Hinduism. 1000 years of Slavery of Islamic Rulers and British has made us forget the real essence of Hinduism.

Thanks!!

Looks like you have a lot of tube light followers. But a great sattarical article. But the President himself falls in the Katju category