Pairokar

  By Parmanand Pandey "The millions mired in poverty here can only get rid (of it) when science is used in their interest. Such maximum application of science is only possible when scientific knowledge is available to Indians in their own country.” Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya spoke these immemorable words, emphasizing the importance of science and technology. What was true in those days is truer today. The need is to encourage and augment its use in all spheres of life. Today the dockets of courts, from sub-ordinate courts to High Courts and Supreme Court, are cluttered with new and old cases. Some have been pending for decades together. Some two decades ago when I became an Adorate-on-Record in the Supreme Court of India, I went to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, along with my clerk to seek his help for E filing of the cases. He was courteous but in no position to help. E-filing was at the nascent stage. As a result, one could see the long queues of Advocates, mostly young o

  Introduction of e-filing in Allahabad High Court is a Welcome Decision It is bizarre and surprising to learn that Advocates of Allahabad High Court are up in arms over the e-filing initiative of the High Court from all districts of Uttar Pradesh. It is beyond any logic that when the whole world is moving with science and technology, why lawyers are opposed to this welcome decision? It is also learnt that a Special Leave Petition (SLP) has also been filed in the Supreme Court against the introduction of e-filing. It hardly needs to be stated that the e-filing system in High Courts in India offers several benefits that streamline the legal process and make it more accessible. The key advantages are: Time and Cost Efficiency: E-filing saves significant time and money for both advocates and clients by eliminating the need to physically visit the court for filing documents. Convenience: It allows for the online submission of cases and documents, making the process more convenient and less

 Twenty days have elapsed from the incarceration of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, firstly in ED’s custody and thereafter in judicial custody. L’ affaire Aam Adami Party and Arvind Kejriwal have been controversial for over a year. He and his party have been claiming from housetops for the purity and transparency in public life. But nobody ever imagined that AAP and particularly its leader Kejriwal would plumb to such an unfathomable depth of immorality and opacity. Now leaders of AAP are saying that Kejriwal will continue to run the government from jail. However, the question is how will it be feasible? Will it not be a gross violation of constitutional propriety? Mr Kejriwal had cocked the snook to the summons of the ED nine times and at long last he appeared at the directions  of the court. If he had nothing to conceal in the liquor gate scam, he could have appeared at the first call but always avoided appearing by saying that the summonses of the ED were nothing but tools

'Absurdity' has no limits as far as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is concerned. Just to avoid his appearance before the Enforcement Directorate, he is saying that there was no fault of his and yet why the ED has been sending notice after notice to him. Even a layperson cannot avoid appearing before the court or any authority on the grounds of the notice being sent wrong. Therefore, he cannot judge his case. Everybody knows that if any notice has been received by him/her from the court or any authority, it is for him/her to prove that he/she was not at fault. Nobody can prejudge himself/ herself. The summoned person has to prove innocence, but he/she cannot refuse to appear in the court or before the authority. But Kejriwal is an altogether different person, and he has already claimed himself to be ‘not guilty’ even without appearing before the ED. When Anna Hazare’s movement was at its peak at Jantar Mantar of New Delhi, I also used to go there as it was very near to

The late Karpoori Thakur, who has been posthumously conferred Bharat Ratna, was a quintessential socialist. But this Award has come to him more because of political considerations and not for his contributions to society or the country. He was indisputably honest to the core but had no idea how to take the country to the path of progress. The decline of industries and the education system of Bihar, which started during the sixties gained momentum during his time. He was the promoter of the extreme and nefarious form of casteism. Instead of working for the abolition of landlordism and acceleration of industrialisation, he paid more attention to driving a wedge between the castes. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia was, no doubt, an exceptional thinker with very high grades. He had a huge understanding of Indian culture, values and traditions but he was also the father of casteism in northern India. Strangely, it was all done in the name of 'Jaati todo' or annihilation of caste. The dominant

The country had successfully seen the Parliamentary and assembly elections simultaneously till 1967. The problem arose only after then when some of the elections threw hung assemblies. The poll of the Parliament was held in 1971, a year before its full term was to expire because Prime Minister Indira Gandhi dissolved the parliament to seek a fresh mandate on the issue of Garibi Hatao (Remove Poverty). Thereafter, Parliamentary elections used to be held on time after five years except in 1980, 1991 and 1998. Assemblies have also been dissolved before completing their terms resulting in their elections either ahead of or after the parliamentary elections.  The biggest disadvantage of holding elections almost yearly in some or other parts of the country is the heavy financial burden on the exchequer. The concept of ‘one nation, one election’ is to synchronise elections for the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies. The idea is to hold these elections simultaneously, either on a single day or