Supreme Court Justice Abhay Oka said on Sunday that ‘mobocracy’ is emerging in the society. When an incident happens, leaders try to take advantage of it. They go to that place and promise the public that the accused will be hanged, but it is not their job to decide this. Only the judiciary has the power to take this decision. Justice Oka attended a conference organized by the Bar Council of Maharashtra in Pune. Here he spoke on the importance of maintaining the independence of the judiciary and giving quick and fair decisions. He also said that the judiciary is criticized unnecessarily due to granting bail in many cases. Mamata Banerjee had said – will change rape laws, so that the criminals get hanged
While commenting on mob rule, Justice Oka did not name anyone, but his comment has come at a time when after the Kolkata rape-murder and the sexual exploitation of two schoolgirls in Badlapur, Maharashtra, there is a demand for giving the harshest punishment to the criminals. On Saturday (August 31), Union Minister Ramdas Athawale had demanded death penalty for the criminals involved in the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. A few days before this, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had promised that she would change the existing law, so that death penalty can be ensured for rape criminals. Justice Oka said – Independence of judiciary has to be maintained
He said that if judiciary has to be respected, then its independence has to be maintained. The Constitution will be followed only when lawyers and judiciary remain sensitive. Lawyers play an important role in maintaining the justice system, so they have to fulfill their responsibility, otherwise the Constitution will not survive. Justice Varale said – Along with Beti Padhao, emphasis will also have to be given on Beta Padhao. Supreme Court Justice Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale, who was present in the conference, emphasized the importance of maintaining constitutional values through education and awareness. He said that success is achieved only by maintaining one’s values and working hard. Justice Varale said that just knowing or reading the constitution is not enough, we also have to be aware of it. In view of the attacks on women, not only ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ but also ‘Beta Padhao’ has become necessary. Read these news too… President said – Pending cases are a big challenge for the judiciary: When immediate justice is not given in cases like rape, people lose faith President Draupadi Murmu said on Sunday (September 1) that pending cases and backlog are a big challenge for the judiciary. When the court’s decision in cases like rape comes after a generation has passed, the common man feels that there is no sensitivity left in the process of justice. President Murmu attended the valedictory event of the National Conference of District Judiciary at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Here she said that by the time someone gets justice, the smile disappears from their face, in many cases their life also ends. Read the full news here… Kolkata rape-murder, President said – enough is enough: I am disappointed and scared, it is society’s bad habit to forget such incidents. On 27 August, President Murmu gave her first statement on the trainee doctor rape-murder case in Kolkata. She said, “I am disappointed and scared about the incident. Now enough is enough. Society has a bad habit of forgetting such incidents.” President Murmu wrote an article titled ‘Women’s Safety: Enough is Enough’, which she discussed with the editors of PTI on 27 August. In this article, she said that no civilized society can allow such atrocities on its daughters and sisters. Read the full news here…
