Guna: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday expressed doubt as to whether giving autonomy to CBI would serve the purpose. "There is a question mark on the issue," he told reporters in Guna. "Giving autonomy to CBI...may be like giving autonomy to a police inspector," Singh said.
"Is the common man in favour of giving autonomy to an inspector?" he asked. The issue of CBI's autonomy has come to fore following the Supreme Court calling the agency "a caged parrot". Singh said he wondered whether courts would now start passing comments against the offices of President and Prime Minister, and added that it would impact the democracy's "balance". Judiciary, executive and legislature should work within their boundaries so that their dignity remains intact, he said. "If a court registers its objections in writing then it can be appealed, but where can one file an appeal against oral comment like 'caged parrot'," he said.
"I am more concerned for the future, especially if after any adverse comment by any court against Parliament, President and Prime Minister...the situation will take a turn for the worse as all these institutions were established by the Constitution," Singh said. The Congress General Secretary clarified that he respects the judiciary, but had an issue only with the 'caged parrot' comment....
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01:42 AM, May 17, 2013
Jabalpur: The city-based Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch, a local consumer organisation sent a legal notice to Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday, terming his statement against the Supreme Court's "caged parrot" comment about the CBI, as "contempt of apex court". The consumer body has also demanded a public apology from him on the issue within a month. Manch patron PG Najpande who is known to take up public causes...
01:06 AM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday took a dig at the judiciary for its observations on CBI, triggering immediate reaction from BJP, which advised him to "learn and understand" why there were a "series of scams" in the UPA government instead of "blaming the judiciary". "By calling CBI a parrot in cage, then a Central Administrative Bench in Bangalore calling the IB a chicken... Now I have a...
02:48 PM, May 13, 2013
Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said there was a need to maintain a "fine balance" in the role and responsibility of legislature, executive and judiciary as the success of Parliamentary democracy depends on it. Addressing the valedictory function of the sesquicentennial celebrations of Calcutta High Court, Mukherjee said it was the "responsibility" of the judiciary to evolve a mechanism of self-discipline to maintain this balance. "Justice Kabir elaborated about...
11:05 AM, May 06, 2013
Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday praised public interest litigations (PIL) for helping in delivering justice, but urged the judiciary to "observe self discipline" to "maintain the balance with the executive and legislature". "I would like to compliment the Indian judiciary for one innovation: PIL. A man staying in the remotest part of the country can write a postcard to the chief justice of this largest functional democracy and can...
05:10 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday did not take up for consideration the much-anticipated proposal to establish a new mechanism giving a say to the government in appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. The Cabinet was expected to take up the proposal that envisages replacing the present collegium system, under which judges alone decide the appointments to the higher judiciary, in its meeting on Thursday but decided to...
10:43 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: In what could result in another stand-off between the government and the judiciary, the UPA cabinet is likely to take up proposals for a revamp in the way judges are appointed. The Law Ministry wants judges to be appointed by a Judicial Appointments Commission, which includes members of the executive. The Law Ministry says judges cannot be allowed to decided their own appointments. Currently, a collegium of judges...
09:34 AM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: The government reportedly wants to have a greater say in the appointment of judges. A Cabinet note circulated by the Law Ministry proposed to scrap the present collegium system by replacing it with a Judicial Appointments Commission headed by the Chief Justice of India with the Law Minister as a representative of the government. The proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be a six-member body headed by the...
06:51 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that there is a need to act more decisively to protect women. Manmohan while citing the Delhi gangrape incident at a conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of high courts called for strengthening of the justice delivery system. The Prime Minister said a great deal more needs to be done as far as offences against women are concerned and to...
11:00 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justice of High Court in Delhi on Sunday. The conference will discuss the ways and means to streamline the justice delivery system in the country. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Altamas Kabir will preside over the function. With the establishment of three new High Courts of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura in March 2013,...
08:27 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of India. The President also spoke on good governance and said responsiveness is an important aspect for it. While talking about increasing crime rates in country, he said the police should ensure that no crime goes unpunished for which the workings of the judiciary should be fast. Noting that the "root of poor governance...
01:58 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Morality and prudence are polar opposite virtues, which when hold hands deliver political master strokes to those who wield them. For the heinous crimes of ...
01:37 PM, Mar 06, 2013
How to sustain the momentum of the One Billion Rising movement? Jagori's secretary and Director Suneeta Dhar shared her perspective on this matter with IBNLive readers. ...
04:42 PM, Feb 15, 2013
People from all walks of life will come together in the capital on Thursday to participate in cultural events as part of the 'One Billion Rising' global campaign, making the demand to end violence against women and children. ...
08:40 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Where does the 2G scam case probe stand now? CNN-IBN's national bureau chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction the issue. ...
06:17 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Former chairperson of National Commission for Women Dr Mohini Giri joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on whether the One Billion Rising is the first women's rights movement on a global scale. ...
05:17 PM, Feb 13, 2013
What's the need for Indian women to align with women's rights movements across the world? Civil rights activist Binalakshmi Nepram shared her perspective on this matter with IBNLive readers. ...
03:42 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Can movement by a billion people put an end to violence against women? Will their voices reach the policy drafters, lawkeepers and decision makers? Social activist and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
04:28 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for a scam. ...
11:19 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday appointed his cabinet's legal advisor as the country's new Chief Justice to succeed Shirani Bandaranayake, whose impeachment created much furore both inside and outside the nation. Rajapaksa sworn in new Chief Justice Mohan Peiris to replace Sri Lanka's first woman chief justice who was impeached by the parliament in a controversial move. ...
03:20 PM, Jan 15, 2013
