This is not a feudal era where people work as per the instructions of the king
The Supreme Court reprimanded Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the appointment of the director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The apex court said that the head of the government should not act like the kings of old times as we are no longer living in the feudal era. This comment of the Supreme Court came on the appointment of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Rahul as the director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve. In fact, the state forest minister and other officials had objected to Rahul's appointment. However, the government told the bench headed by Justice BR Gavai that Rahul's appointment was canceled on September 3. In fact, IFS officer Rahul was removed from Jim Corbett on charges of illegal felling of trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji National Park. The Uttarakhand High Court took cognizance of the matter about two years ago.
Loan recovery agents seem like a gang of goons
Debashish B Raichaudhary of Kolkata took a loan of Rs 15 lakh from Bank of India in 2014 to buy a bus. An EMI of Rs 26,502 per month was fixed for seven years. The EMI started in December 2014 and the payment continued for a few months. When Raichaudhary's financial condition worsened, he became unable to repay the EMI. Then the bank harassed him a lot by sending a recovery agent. Raichaudhary appealed against this in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said that loan recovery agencies for banks seem like gangs of goons. These institutions harass the loan takers. If a complaint is received against such institutions, the police should take strict action.
Coaching centers have become houses of death
The Supreme Court has made a very strong comment on the case of the death of two girl students and a boy student due to flooding in the basement of a coaching center in Delhi. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Suryakant said that most coaching centers do not have any measures for the safety of students. Coaching centers have become chambers of death. The court has also imposed a fine on the Coaching Center Association. The court said that if coaching centers cannot ensure the safety of students, then they should run online classes.
Corruption drips from your eyes, nose and ears
The Supreme Court has made a very strict comment in the case of real estate developer Supertech's twin towers Apex and Syan located in Emerald Court. In 2012, the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Emerald Court filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court against Supertech Builder and Noida Authority. It was alleged that illegal construction was being done without a map. In 2014, the Allahabad High Court called the Apex and Syan towers wrong and ordered them to be demolished. Supertech Builder and Noida Authority filed a petition in the Supreme Court against this decision. During the hearing, Justice DY Chandrachud said that Noida Authority is a corrupt institution. Corruption drips from its eyes, nose, ears and even face.
This is murder of democracy
The Supreme Court got angry after the CCTV footage of the Returning Officer in the Chandigarh Mayor election came out. During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud reprimanded the Returning Officer. The court said that it is clearly visible that the ballot paper has been tampered with. He should be prosecuted. Why is he constantly looking at the camera? This is a mockery of democracy, murder and we are shocked. Can such an attitude of the Returning Officer be tolerated? BJP had won all three seats in the Chandigarh Mayor election. Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had knocked the door of the Supreme Court alleging tampering of ballot papers.
Medical education becoming a business is a tragedy for the country
The Supreme Court made this comment on the last minute changes made in the NEET Super Specialty (NEET SS) 2021 syllabus. The Supreme Court had said that the medical profession and its studies have become a business and now the same is happening with medical education which is a tragedy for the country. The syllabus was changed after the notification of the exam was released in July. When the matter reached the Supreme Court, the arguments of the National Board of Examination (NBE) and the National Medical Commission (NMC) were given, which did not satisfy the court. Then the bench of Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna had made very harsh remarks.
A tenant, no matter how long he stays, does not become a landlord
The Supreme Court reprimanded the tenant for refusing to vacate the house. It said that those who live in glass houses do not throw stones at others. A three-member bench headed by Justice Rohington F Nariman refused to give any relief to the tenant and ordered him to vacate the house immediately. The court also ordered him to pay the outstanding rent. The court told the tenant that after the way you have harassed the landlord, the court cannot give any relief. You have to vacate the house and also pay the rent immediately.
Police is unable to investigate, law and order is completely broken in the state
A period of ethnic violence started in Manipur from May 3, 2023. Violent conflict broke out between the Kuki and Meitei communities there. A series of murders started. Then the Supreme Court had strongly reprimanded the state police system. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud had said in the hearing of the case that the state police is not capable of investigating the matter. During the hearing held three months after the incident, the court had raised the question that despite six thousand FIRs being registered, only seven arrests have been made so far. A bench of Justice Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said, due to the deteriorating situation in the northeastern state (Manipur), public confidence in the legal institution has decreased. The state police is unable to investigate. They have lost control. There is no law and order there. If law and order cannot protect people, what will happen to the citizens?
The central government is like Kumbhakarna
The case is a decade old. The Supreme Court had asked the Environment Ministry of the Central Government to submit a report within two months on the impact of 24 hydroelectric projects on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Uttarakhand on biodiversity. The court had put a stay on all these projects until the report was received. Despite the order, the Central Government did not submit the report, on which the Supreme Court made a very strict comment. The court has compared the Central Government to Kumbhakarna and the famous 19th century slacker character 'Rip Van Winkle'. The court has reprimanded and said that the Central Government is behaving like both these characters. Along with this, the bench of Justice Deepak Mishra and Justice RF Nariman also strongly objected to the way the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests works. The judges were angry that the ministry did not submit the report on time. You (the Central Government) are behaving like Kumbhakarna. We are unable to understand why the Central Government did not give us the report. What is your (Central Government's) intention? You have been given enough time. You are just like 'Rip Van Winkle'. Remember that Rip Van Winkle is a character in a 19th century story who was famous for his laziness. According to the story, he slept for about 20 years.
CBI is a caged parrot that speaks its master's language
It was the year 2013. The Supreme Court was debating the progress report of the CBI investigation in the coal block allocation scam case. The court was enraged after seeing the status report presented by the CBI. The changes made by the government in the status report had changed its meaning. It was the second term of the UPA and Ashwini Kumar was the law minister. The changes in the status report were made on his orders. The court was so enraged that it had to call the CBI a caged parrot. Then the CBI presented an affidavit in the court. In this, the central investigating agency had said that the screening committee investigating the coal scam had made some charts. Ashwini Kumar had got them removed.
Some sentences related to Ashwini Kumar's investigation were also changed. The Supreme Court was very angry after reading the affidavit submitted by the CBI on the investigation of the Coalgate scam. It said that the CBI changed the essence of the scam report on the suggestion of the government. The Supreme Court said that the CBI is like a parrot who is imprisoned in a cage and speaks the words of its master. It said that the CBI should be independent and it should maintain its independence. It should be free from external interference and protection should be given to the CBI by making laws. The court strongly criticized the senior officials of the CBI, Prime Minister's Office and the Coal Ministry for making changes in the report.
