With reference to the editorial Protecting the laws from politics (January 13), it is unfortunate that wherever the government fails to live up to its promises, it changes the respective laws and forces them on the public in the name of national interest. But it is only for votes and not in the interest of the nation or the people at large. Such amendments to the Constitution or other laws just to implement illogical political decisions could led to a dictatorship.
Mahesh Kumar
via e-mail
Harmonious, not cosy
The report CJI on ties with legislature (January 14), the sentiments expressed by outgoing CJI YK Sabharwal should be taken in the right perspective. It is correct that the more relations between the judiciary and legislature become cosy, the more interference there will be from political big-wigs. There is every likelihood that the common man will lose hope of getting justice and the judicial system will be destroyed. It is for the media to underline the difference between a cosy relationship and a harmonious one.
GK Arora
Delhi
Tackling terrorism
Apropos of the editorial Al-Qaeda (2007 remix) (January 15), the US has cautiously retracted from its earlier assertion on Pakistan as a trusted partner in the war on terror and finds it a major source of Islamic extremism. But unless the US forces it to stop sponsoring terrorist groups like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, there can’t be any hope of tackling the menace. The US should realise that supporting terrorism is a global hurdle in establishing peace in the world.
Ved Guliani
Hissar
Ved Guliani
Hissar
A parting gift
The landmark judgment by a nine-member Constitution bench on whether the laws included in the Ninth Schedule, that holds legislation passed by the Centre and the states, should come under judicial review has far-reaching implications. It would be interesting to see how the Supreme Court tackles an issue that has major social implications as a majority of the OBCs and sub-sects under them has yet to share the fruits of development.
Bapu Satyanarayana
Mysore
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