“Anti-social elements i.e. FERA violators, bride burners and a whole horde of reactionaries have found their haven in the Supreme Court” does not amount to contempt of court, but the words “people do experience corruption at the various levels of the judiciary; for the poor and the disadvantaged, this can worsen the issue of access to justice” do. Why?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 354288th March 26 Judicial corruption is an undeniable truth. Before the PIL era, the Supreme Court was confined to its legitimate role as an adjudicator of what lawyers understand as a lis — a final court of appeal. PILs, which started as pro bono litigation to make justice accessible to those denied […]