Markandey
Markandey Katju 18 Nov 2022 9:06am
Urdu poetry and modern Hindi poetry
1520 0 0
I have often said that modern Hindi poetry has no ‘dum’ ( power ) in it compared to Urdu poetry. In this connection I am reminded of an incident which happened a few months after I had been appointed a Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1991.My good friend Neelkant, was a Hindi writer and critic, of Allahabad, my native town (I don’t know whether…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 17 Nov 2022 2:36pm
What is to be done
1546 0 0
What India requires is a modern minded dictatorship determined to rapidly industrialise and modernise the country, e.g. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who rapidly modernised Turkey in the 1920s, or the advisers of Emperor Meiji who rapidly modernised Japan after the Meiji Restoration of 1868.They did not do this democratically. The majority have reactionary,…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 16 Nov 2022 1:52pm
Celebrating our defeat
1219 0 0
Many Indians are celebrating Pakistan’s defeat by England in the T20 World Cup cricket tournament, as if India has won the Cup.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEjSYQMLTeMThese fools don’t understand that India and Pakistan are in fact one country, only temporarily divided by the Britishers ( the way they divided Ireland, Cyprus, Palestine, etc ) by…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 16 Nov 2022 1:49pm
Course Correction needed by the Indian Judiciary By Justice Markandey Katju
1198 0 0
India has a new Chief Justice of India, Justice Chandrachud, and he will have to deal with several issues, as there is a perception that the Indian judiciary needs a course correction. One of them will be to address the question of the proper role of the judiciary under our Constitution.Many years ago when I was a Judge in the Indian Supreme Court,…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 15 Nov 2022 7:54pm
Justice with Urdu
3212 0 0
I have given many judgments in the Supreme Court quoting verses from Urdu poetry. They are in my book ‘Justice with Urdu’ published by Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt Ltd. New Delhie.g. Amir Minai’s ‘Qareeb hai yaaro roz-e-mahshar, chhupega kushton ka khoon kyonkar, jo chup rahegi zubaan-e-khanjar, lahu pukaarega aasteen ka‘ ( quoted in Ajitsingh…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 15 Nov 2022 7:39pm
Awarding Arfa Khanum Sherwani
1638 0 0
Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor of thewire.in, will be receiving the Kuldip Nayyar Patrakarita Samman Award from the Gandhi Peace Foundation, allegedly for her great achievements in journalism.But her ‘achievements’ need some examination.1. Arfa said India should have a Muslim Prime Minister. I regard this as a stupid idea. We need leaders who…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 31 Oct 2022 2:22pm
Appointment to high offices in India
1540 0 0
A lawyer based in Delhi with a good law practice was recommended by the Indian Supreme Court Collegium in November 2021 for being appointed as a judge of the Delhi High Court. Ordinarily when the Supreme Court Collegium, which is a body of 3 seniormost Supreme Court judges headed by the Chief Justice of India, recommends someone for appointment as…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 30 Oct 2022 12:30pm
Can Judges create law ?
1485 0 0
Ever since the US Supreme Court in Dobbs vs Jackson Womens Health Organisation reversed its 1973 verdict in Roe vs Wade regarding womens right to abortion, a fierce controversy is raging in USA, which is likely to have a bearing on the mid term polls for the US Congress to be held on November 8. Justice Kagan of the US Supreme Court has made statements…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 27 Oct 2022 1:16pm
Justice Kagan's Cri De Coeur
1167 0 0
Justice Elena Kagan, an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, has of late been speaking out on contentious legal issues, and the need for compromise and finding common ground among the justices in the US Supreme Court.Thus, speaking in Pennsylvania University last Friday she said “Time will tell whether this court can get back to finding…
Markandey
Markandey Katju 27 Oct 2022 9:18am
Judgment of Pakistan Election Commission against Imran Khan is totally flawed
2001 0 0
I have carefully read the judgment of the Pakistan Election Commission against former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, and find that it suffers from a fundamental defect. Let me explain.The allegation against Imran Khan was that as Prime Minister he had received some gifts which he sold, but did not disclose this in the relevant form.Section…
SAARTH A SoOLEGAL Technologies Initiative
×

C2RMTo Know More

Something Awesome Is In The Work

0

DAYS

0

HOURS

0

MINUTES

0

SECONDS

Sign-up and we will notify you of our launch.
We’ll also give some discount for your effort :)

* We won’t use your email for spam, just to notify you of our launch.
×

SAARTHTo Know More

Launching Soon : SAARTH, your complete client, case, practise & document management SAAS application with direct client chat feature.

If you want to know more give us a Call at :+91 98109 29455 or Mail info@soolegal.com