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Judicial Reforms – My Take

Posted by Palak Mathur ⋅ October 23, 2011 ⋅ Leave a Comment

I was going through a post of my friend Shailendra. And I tried to put few suggestions. While commenting there, I realized that I wrote enough that it can be transformed into a post. So here are my suggestions:- 1. Judiciary takes lot of holidays. For eg Jabalpur High Court will take 88 holidays in … Continue reading »

Electoral Reforms

Posted by Palak Mathur ⋅ October 23, 2011 ⋅ 1 Comment

Image via Wikipedia In June this year (2011), 7th Regional Consultation on Electoral Reforms was held in Guwahati. A number of measures have been proposed by various committees on different issues. I am just copying them from its press release for ready reference. These measures, including the ones proposed by previous Committees, on the issue of Electoral Reforms are:

Reforms in Anti-Defection Laws – Recommendations of Various Committees and Commissions

Posted by Palak Mathur ⋅ October 17, 2011 ⋅ 1 Comment

The Anti-Defection Law was passed in 1985 through the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution, which added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. The main intent of the law was to combat “the evil of political defections”. There are several issues in relation to the working of this law which need to be discussed. Does … Continue reading »

Have some respect for the Constitution

Posted by Palak Mathur ⋅ October 11, 2011 ⋅ 9 Comments

Mr Kejriwal says, “Anna Hazare is above Parliament and that he has the right to do so as a citizen … Every citizen is above Parliament.” If this is the understanding of a person who was once part of Indian Revenue Services then no doubt he was not even suited for any of the services. … Continue reading »