It is a bit rich on the part of the writer (Editorial page – “A dangerous incursion”, May 1), who is also “an MP, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader”, to be singling out the government of the day for encroaching upon the independence of judiciary. The fact is that almost all our political parties, and this includes the Congress party, are responsible for politicising the judiciary for electoral gains.
Gaddam Sudheer Kumar Reddy,
Koilkuntla, Andhra Pradesh
The judiciary has always enjoyed an independent stature in the Indian democratic structure, but recent developments around it now, such as the demand for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India, the controversy around the elevation of judges to the Supreme Court and even certain verdicts, reveal the danger of a judiciary that capitulates. Those within it need to guard against outside forces that would be keen to manipulate its workings in a passive manner. The current state of the judiciary in India gives one the impression of it being helpless and fast becoming a tool in the hands of political entities.
Tushar Harit,
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
It is clear that the reasons given by the Centre not to elevate the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court to the Supreme Court are far from convincing. His verdict striking down the imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand may have been unpalatable to the government, but it was a step that has proved the integrity and moral uprightness of our judges. Our country needs the services of such personalities in every sphere of administration. The Constitution has been framed in such a way that all the three wings, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, have their pride of place. In recent times people by and large have lost faith in the efficacy of the legislature and the executive but still have abundant faith in the judiciary. There should be no ‘Star Wars’ between the executive and the judiciary.
A. Michael Dhanaraj,
Coimbatore
