Real Hero of India's Poor

"Rich-poor rift unacceptable"

says Mr. Kapadia, the Chief Justice of India.

"We need to compete with China. Economic prosperity has to happen but I don't want 300 million to prosper at the cost of 700 million. Here comes the role of judiciary" he said at a Law Day function in Supreme Court.

It sounds like the speech of a Prime Minister on a Republic Day rally. I wish such people do become the PM of this country at least for two decades so that we can certainly compete with China and be a developed nation very soon. He realises the load on the judiciary in the country at the moment and trying to exhort his colleagues and subordinate judges to take a resolve to wipe out the pendency of all the old cases pending more than five years by 2012. He also knows the sanctity of separation of powers between the judiciary and the other two wings namely, legislative and executive which are expected to exercise their powers fearlessly and impartially.

A similar expression was recorded by the Chief Justice of Madras High Court Mr Justice M.Y.Eqbal on the inauguration of 150th anniversary celebration of the Court in the presence of some five Supreme court judges that all the cases connected with motor accident (1.25 lakh in numbers as against a total 16.9 lakh cases as on December 31, 2010 pending in the state) and cheque-bouncing pending till date are disposed of within a year. The social and public concern voiced by the higher judiciary at the moment is indeed praise-worthy. Some scientific scrutiny of the litigations pending before several courts of this country is the need of the hour. We are sure the present community of the learned judges are competent and conscious of their duties and responsibilties towards the Constitution of India.

India is in safe hands!

Happy 90th Birthday to Dr V.Kurien

Amul rightly and fondly remembers the Father of the white Revolution in India who changed the lives of 15 million farmer families, who revolutionised the dairy sector and who gave India 200 Amul brands.

India needs such visionaries and missionaries for the betterment of its society. Let many sons of soil emulate his example and try to contrubute as much as possible.

An Eventful Day - With Many Sensitive News & Issues in Headlines

(The Sunday Express, New Delhi, November 20, 2011)

1) “Judges, Mind Your Words” is the exhortation given by Soli Sorabjee in his soli ‘Loquies’ referring to the language used by a Bench of Kerala High Court against the contemnor in a case. He referred to the Supreme Court’s (in 1986) direction to the judges while expressing their anger and annoyance over the actions of litigants in their judgments.

As pleaded correctly by Soli Sorabjee, the judges (sometimes emotionally surcharged and vexed) can use the polite language in condemning the actions of some devils operating and spoiling the peaceful atmosphere of the society.

2) Tavleen Singh’s “Governance Please” (Fifth Column) in the context of the agenda for urgent reforms that eminent businessmen have come up with is a part in the series of people raising voices one after the other in the country on the head of the Indian Government.

3) “Over-emotion cannot prosper a state” by Shombit Sengupta in his ‘from the discomfort Zone’ talks of how emotionally surcharged are the Bengalis in general and explains how the Intel Kolkata elite doesn’t represent the entire Bengal. About 70 – 80 per cent of Bengalis don’t understand Tagore and Roy, the intellectual giants through whom the outside world perceives Bengal. He rightly advocates the need for encouraging industrialization for improving the status of small farmers (unable to earn much for generations) in the countryside. Some bold thinking not based on vote-politics is required at the moment. Let us wait and see how the state moves in the next decade for its economic development.

4) “Egypt: Protestors, cops clash, 507 hurt”

Cairo’s Tahrir Square is once again flooded with agitators for quicker execution of reforms and the return of civilian rule inasmuch as there is an apprehension in their minds that the ruling generals want to retain power over the future civilian government even after the parliamentary elections which are due next week as per the schedule.

5) China Trade Surplus on the Decline:

As indicated by Li Daokui, an advisor and member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China, the China’s trade surplus may drop to zero or even fall into negative in the next two years in view of the declining exports and surging imports. It is expected to reduce further to $ 150 billion this year , dropping to 1.5 per cent of the GDP from 8 per cent over the past few years. One silver-lining of course is that the contribution of household consumption to GDP growth has followed an upward trend since 2008.

6) Govt. to provide adequate capital to PSU banks: Pranab

It seems a sum of Rs 20157 crore was provided as capital support during 2010-11 to Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce and UCO Bank. In addition to Rs 6000 crore already provided in the current budget the Finance Minister has promised much more sums as and when demanded by the banks.

Hope the deserving banks only get the support and the international bankers don’t exploit our well-monitored banks in the process.

7) Chie Economic Advisor to the Finance Ministry Kaushik Basu has predicted that the inflation will start declining from December and come down to 7 per ecnt by the end of the financial year in March as expected by the Reserve Bank of India.

This is one more prediction by a government agency as was done several times in the past one year. Unless supply side economics is strengthened in time and propelled properly such a wishful expectation may remain a dream once again.

Evil Deeds of Devils in Schools

An organisation called Chettinad Foundation is running schools in the city of Chennai offering courses such as pre nursery, pre L.K, L.K.G, U.K.G and First Standard in some 36 places ( 11 under its direct control an the rest under franchise) without any approval from the state government although they claimed to have got the permission from CBSC. They are collecting hefty fees for admitting and educating the kids. The parents had to approach the High Court of Chennai for taking action against the management.

The judge Mr Justice Paul Vasantha Kumar has given direction that all such schools without permission from the state government should obtain permission without any delay and similarly they should cease collecting fees from the parents till they are officially permitted by the government agency.

What a system prevalent in the state? There is no authority who could have checked up such a development so far. Our government and officers are there to pass time and have no mind to apply and prevent such abuses of public ignorance and exploitation.

God help this state in the field of school education.

Romance Revived

India appears to have revived its romance for Kashmir, with an unprecedented 10.73 lakh tourists visiting the Valley till September 30 this year. This is believed to be the highest number of tourist arrivals in the past 25 years which in turn proves to be a strong evidence of what is possible during the normal period.

Kashmir has surpassed last year’s tourist count of 7.38 lakh, and the data collected by the state tourism department shows that both Indians and foreigners have given the Valley a fillip badly needed after a long battle with insurgents and terrorists from across the border.