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<\/a><\/p>\n\u0928\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0915 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0930\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0916\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0906\u0901\u0917\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u091f\u0940\u0930 \u091b\u0935\u093e\u092f , \u092c\u093f\u0928 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u092c\u0941\u0928 \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u092d\u093e\u092f<\/p>\n But there has to be a Laxman rekha which cannot be crossed .The thin line that separates the innocent but misguided activism from deliberate treason by misusing constitutional freedoms, was crossed by Prashant Bhushan many times in past . Enraged nationalist public had once beaten him in his chamber in the year 2011 , for his remarks on Kashmir , supporting plebicite but he did not learn the right lesson\u00a0on respecting the public sensitivity . He would have been beaten by enraged public\u00a0 or arrested for offending hindu feelings by \u00a0calling Krishna a habitual eve teaser but escaped possibly due to his lawyer background .<\/p>\n Judges have to be selected with utmost care and checks as a wrong judge can destroy the trust in judiciary . Courts however\u00a0 have to be protected from black mail by not only terrorists but also from trade union type pressures created by ganging up by the powerful opinionated lawyers\u00a0and media in\u00a0 the name of activism which was even obliquely hinted by Retired CJI Ranjan Gogoi . Indian people were not able to understand why Yakub Memon , a convicted terrorist’s appeal was heard at 3 am although it was repeated for Nirbhya convict too . Freedom of speech cannot be grabbed and misused to wreck the judicial system from with in and vilifying judges . Public trust in judicial process is paramount in maintaining the unity of the country with so many divisions and conflict of interests . Judgements can be criticised for ignoring known\u00a0 facts like the now\u00a0 notorius calculation error in Jayalalita’s case or being oblivious to serious social or law and order\u00a0 implications of judgements as in case of conversion to CNG busses in Delhi\u00a0 \u00a0in undue haste in which the then CJI Sabharwal’s son was having commercial interest . Student community was put to considerable hardship . Judgements however should not be criticised for\u00a0 unproven scandalous motives or not acting as per the wishes of blackmailers in a suo motto fashion say to save democracy. Judges are also human and can be wrong or corrupt. A well proven charge and lawful punishment of a senior\u00a0 judge does not destroy trust in judicial system .\u00a0Removal proceedings were initiated in parliament against Supreme court judge Ramaswamy , Justice Soumitr Mitra of Calcutta high court and justice Dinakaran of Sikkim high court . Justice Dinakaran resigned . However in spite of eleven out of fourteen charges being found correct,\u00a0 Congress and its allies saved justice Ramaswamy . Kapil Sibbal was his lawyer . We failed to punish a proven guilty judge and politicised a simple well proven case for political gains . Even this price was worth paying for the nation because the\u00a0 trust in system was never endangered . But unproven, imaginary and \u00a0frivolous charges against judges or judicial system aired in public by lawyers representing various pressure groups and publicised by the paid\u00a0 media and on social platforms , is a new danger for democracy . In this regard even the odd case of four Supreme Court judges holding a press conference was\u00a0considered inappropriate to the dignity of office by a large number of people. Justice Bhagwati in his famous judgement on death penalty had proved that judges have their own orientations and convictions . But the will of majority in a multi judge bench must prevail as it is the only practical solution . Minority judges cannot air the differences in public except through their judgements .<\/p>\n The present case of accusing Supreme Court of not protecting democracy is misguided to say least . Similarly CJI riding a motorcycle on stand , without helmet,\u00a0 is hardly worth being raised in public , even if it is a Harley Davidson motorcycle\u00a0was owned by some BJP member.<\/p>\n India is going through a cataclysmic\u00a0 change . In a political wave , the\u00a0 majority\u00a0\u00a0feels that the long lost lost hindu voice is now being raised and heard .The old Nehruvian era values are giving way to new values .\u00a0 It is hurting many old school people and some like communists, who considered ‘religion an opium of people ‘, are very pained by the alleged new religious jingoism .But it is being done as constitutionally as incorporating the word ‘Secularism’ \u00a0in the constitution during emergency .It should be countered democratically as excesses and radicals if any , will soon get marginalised\u00a0 in a matured society like ours. However like terrorists misusing\u00a0the legal protection and freedoms available in a normal peaceful civil society , activists cannot be allowed to misuse and destroy the very fabric of constitution by blackmail by ganging up including by getting the paid international support . Courts are rightly maintaining distance from political upheavals and acting when asked by petitioners.\u00a0Over activism and\u00a0\u00a0initiating Suo moto actions on controversial political matters will make them a party and destroy their credibility .<\/p>\n Trust in legal system must be maintained . Supreme court has done the right thing by punishing Prashant Bhushan this time . It had let him off\u00a0 in 2009 in another contempt of court case which is still being heard. It is like the proverbial Shishupal’s beheading after he delivered the hundredth abuse on Lord Krishna and must be welcomed .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Re 1 fine otherwise 3 months jail and 3 year Ban\u00a0 For Prashant Bhushan :… more <\/a>Re 1 fine otherwise 3 months jail and 3 year Ban\u00a0 in , is a symbolic punishment , much below\u00a0 the public view on requirement for Prashant Bhushan , a lawyer who has made a career out of supporting anti nationalism\u00a0in the guise of defending freedom of speech and in a holier than thou attitude . He was tolerated in Indian\u00a0public and civil society for so long following Kabir’s prescription in a famous doha meaning keep your critic nearby for he cleanse you free of cost .<\/p>\n<\/a>Let us examine some other issues supported by Prashant Bhushan apart from plebicite in Kashmir .<\/p>\n<\/a>He opposed hanging of Ajmal Kasab on the convenient ground of opposing death penalty . After the\u00a0April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada<\/a>, which led to the death of 76 policemen, he stated that such “retaliation” was expected because the government had declared the anti-Naxal operations as a war. Narmada dam , the life line of Gujrat today ,\u00a0 was delayed for so many years by a lobby often accused of acting on behalf of international Nuclear Power Lobby . Bhushan assisted the\u00a0Narmada Bachao Andolan<\/a>\u00a0activists opposed to <\/a>the\u00a0Sardar Sarovar Dam<\/a>.[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0After six years of hearings, in October 2000 the Supreme court ruled to allow the massive project to recommence. Bhushan criticised the decision for having been made “without any evidence of the facts [being presented] before the judges”.[31]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In February 2001 a criminal petition was filed with the Supreme Court of India accusing\u00a0Medha Patkar<\/a>, Prashant Bhushan and\u00a0Arundhati Roy<\/a>\u00a0of contempt of court for having demonstrated in front of the Supreme court in protest against the judgement on the\u00a0Sardar Sarovar<\/a>\u00a0dam.[32]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Bhushan defended Arundhati Roy when she was charged with contempt of court for publicly criticising judges in the dam hearings. In March 2002 she was sentenced to one day in jail. According to Bhushan the judges were “just affronted by the fact that somebody has dared to criticise them”.[33]<\/a>( Wiki ). He opposed the Russian Kundakulum nuclear power plant . Later it was found that anti Kundakulum campaign was being funded by a foreign intelligence agency through an NGO . He did some good things against public corruption, CVC appointment etc. but it is irrelevant in this case .<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n