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Judgements can be bought, Mamata-She is Right,Don’t be Be an Ostrich
English: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee attends a news conference in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata September 7, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There is a lot of wind over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee’s observation that Court Judgements can be bought in India.

Mamata Bannerjee may not be correct in all her policies or her impulsive actions or at times adolescent behaviour.

That does not mean whatever she says is incorrect, as in this case.

Is it not a fact way back around late eighties Justice Veeraswamy of The Supreme Court was indicted for corruption and was forced to resign?

Is it not a fact a Judge of the CBI Court in Andhra Pradesh was caught red handed accepting a Four Crore bribe for granting bail in the Obalapuram Mining Case for Janardhan Reddy and that the High Court has dismissed the bail application of the judge?

*The High Court dismissed the bail application on 17th August.The Blog was posted on 16th.The particular portion on Bail Dismissal was incorporated on the 17th.

Was it not a Calcutta High Court Judge(or Supreme Court?) who escaped impeachment for misappropriating PF money?

Was not a warrant of arrest issued against the then President of India, APJ. Abdul Kalam by a Magistrate for a consideration with out even knowing who the accused was?

Litigants always hire a Lawyer who is close to the Judge trying the case.

Is it not a fact that the immediate past Supreme Court Judge observed that the majority of the Judiciary is corrupt?

‘Contempt of Court’ for stating the Truth?

Ridiculous.

Story:

New Delhi: A petition was on Thursday filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks that judgements are delivered for money.

The petition filed by J&K Panthers’ Party founder and senior advocate Bhim Singh alleged that Mamata’s comments has the inevitable effect of “undermining” the confidence of the public in the Indian judiciary as “it tends to lower the integrity, reputation and authority” of the judicial system.

Singh, in the petition filed through counsel D K Garg, has urged the court to direct the Union Government to produce the entire record relating to the speech and utterances of Mamata said to have been made by her on August 14 a the platinum jubilee celebrations of the State Legislature.

Quoting Article 129 of the Constitution, the petition said the Chief Minister’s comments “amounts to scandalising and have lowered the authority of the judiciary as a whole.”

He said Mamata being a popular Chief Minister the people tend to take her words seriously.

The petition cited a number of apex court rulings to say that under Article 129 the Supreme Court has the power to punish for contempt of itself and under Article 143(2) it can investigate any such contempt.
PTI

http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/hc-seeks-mamata-judiciary-remarks-footage-affidavits_793900.html

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- Mamata defends remarks on judiciary (gulfnews.com)
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16 Aug 2012
Britain Threatens Ecuador for Assange Asylum,Magna Carta?
Julian Assange, from Wikileaks, at the SKUP conference for investigative journalism, Norway, March 2010 (see http://www.skup.no/Info_in_Englishhttp://www.skup.no/Konferansen_2010/Programmet) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Now Ecuador is reported to have agreed to grant Asylum for Julius Assange of Wikileaks.

And Britain has threatened to punish Ecuador ,including sanctions.

It is time Britain has stopped hanging on to the coat tails of the US and start acting independently as a Nation.

The grouse of the US against Assange is that he has exposed the US.

The trumped-up charge of rape is silly.

Is this the Britain who gave The Magna Carta to the World?

Where is France in this issue , a nation that gave Liberte,Egalite to the World?

Story:

Ecuador has granted asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in its London embassy while fighting extradition from the UK.

It said there were fears Mr Assange’s human rights might be violated.

Foreign minister Ricardo Patino accused the UK of making an “open threat” to enter its embassy to arrest him.

Mr Assange took refuge at the embassy in June to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over assault and rape claims, which he denies.

The Foreign Office said the decision on Mr Assange’s application for political asylum would not affect the UK’s legal obligation to extradite him to Sweden.

It tweeted: “We remain committed to a negotiated solution that allows us to carry out our obligations under the Extradition Act.”

Political asylum is not available to anyone facing a serious non-political crime – such as the allegations levelled against Mr Assange.

But does his new status mean he can now leave his Swedish problems behind? No. Asylum does not equal immunity from prosecution – and Julian Assange needs safe passage through UK territory that he won’t get.

Mr Assange knows he can’t leave without risking arrest by officers waiting outside. The police can’t enter the embassy unless the government revokes its status.

Embassy vehicles are protected by law from police searches – but how could he get into an Ecuadorian car without being apprehended? And what happens after he’s in the car? At some point he will have to get out again. Stranger things have happened.

In 1984 there was an attempt to smuggle a Nigerian man from the UK in a so-called “diplomatic bag” protected from inspection. The bag was in fact a large crate – and customs officers successfully intercepted it at the airport.

The UK government will still seek to arrest him and it will not grant him safe passage. If he steps out, he will be arrested.

Announcing Ecuador’s decision, Mr Patino said the country believed Mr Assange’s fears of political persecution were “legitimate”.

He said the country was being loyal to its tradition of protecting those who were vulnerable.

“We trust that our friendship with the United Kingdom will remain intact,” he added.

The announcement was watched live by Mr Assange and embassy staff in a link to a press conference from Quito.

Outside Ecuador’s embassy in London, the BBC’s James Robbins said news was slowly spreading through Mr Assange’s assembled supporters and they were delighted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19281492

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- Ecuador bristles at British ‘threat’ over Assange asylum (cbc.ca)
- Britain warns Ecuador over Assange asylum (thehimalayantimes.com)
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16 Aug 2012
Help Japan.
I shutter to think that Japanese children are getting tested for radiation as I write this post. When compassionate people hear about horrific events such as the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, they want to know what they can do to help.

Here is a round-up of 10 organizations aiding in the efforts to help Japan recover:

1. Global Giving has set up a Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Relief Fund.

2. Just Giving is raising money for ShelterBox to provide emergency shelters and supplies. “Thousands of ShelterBoxes are expected to be needed to provide shelter, warmth and dignity to the families made homeless by the crisis. ShelterBox are appealing for donations to ensure that whenever disaster strikes, they are ready to help those most in need.”

3. The International Medical Corps are putting together relief teams, as well as supplies for Japan. Here’s a link to donate.

4. You can make your donation directly to the Red Cross or by texting redcross 90999.

5. The hard-working canines of the Search Dog Foundation are sending search and rescue dog teams to Japan.

6. The Salvation Army has been in Japan since 1895 and is currently providing emergency assistance to those in need. At the Salvation Army site you can designate where you want your donation to go.

7. Share Google’s Person Finder tool. Google launched a Japanese-language version to help victims and families locate one another.

8. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres says, “Access to the area by land is currently blocked by the flooding caused by the tsunamis. The MSF teams, which are comprised of medical and logistics personnel, will try to reach the area by helicopter.”

9. Young people can show their support on Facebook with an online Paper Crane Campaign organized by DoSomething.org. They hope to see 100,000 origami crane photos uploaded.

10. From Save The Children:”We are extremely concerned for the welfare of children and their families who have been affected by the disaster. We stand ready to meet the needs of children who are always the most vulnerable in a disaster.”

Sources: Good, Yahoo News, Huffington Post

Related Links:
10 Ways to Prepare for an Earthquake
Earthquake Training Tips
5 More Ways to Help Japan

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-ways-to-help-japan.html#ixzz1GjQxWoRP

More ways to Help.

http://wycd.radio.com/2011/03/15/450000-in-shelters-donate-to-help-japans-tsunami-survivors-now/
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16 Mar 2011