Editor,
The observation made by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of the nomination to the post of the Acting Syiem of Mylliem (ST May, /2016) is the same observation made by one and all living helplessly every day and bearing the brunt of the increased expense of each individual for the protection of their own interests in the hands of unorganized and corrupt office of the Syiem of Mylliem.
The news of the suspension of the Syiem of Mylliem gave so much hope to the people awaiting restorative justice after failing to receive neither distributive/economic justice – their fair share of equality which is their fundamental right nor procedural justice – the application of the principle of fairness from the office of the Syiem of Mylliem. Everyone was looking forward to the appointment of Armstrong Syiem as the Acting Syiem who has a record of re-booting the whole administrative system of Hima Mylliem when he held office. Armstrong Syiem, whose name is associated with justice and kindness, is known for his fair and clean administration. Iewduh would turn overnight into a disciplined, safe public shopping place. Every person especially the local non-tribal citizens of Shillong for whom it is mandatory to obtain various bonafide documents from the Office of the Syiem of Mylliem would find it easier to go through the process without all the exorbitant amount of their time, money and a sense of discrimination.
If the Hon’ble High Court can intervene by keeping in mind that the office of the Syiem of Mylliem is not apolitical but a traditional office to oversee the well being of the people living under the Syiemship, the post of the Acting Syiem should be given to the person who is duly qualified and has the experience to restore back the office administration of Hima Mylliem especially at this point of time when it is rotting in corruption, mismanagement of Iewduh and the whole administrative office inside the Durbar of Hima Mylliem.
Yours etc.,
Prasanta K. Gain,
Shillong-1
Emotional CJI
Editor,
It is very unfortunate but expected that indifference of both the Executive and Judiciary came to the fore once again with the recent outburst of Chief Justice of India (CJI).
The CJI as the Judiciary’s fountain head is solely and wholly responsible and liable for this awkward and pathetic plight of the judiciary. I have personal experience of the fall of the judicial system across the country as I am exposed to the working and mal-functioning of the munsif-magistrates to the Supreme Court for last four decades or so. The Judges with their privileged jobs, invincible pride, ordinarily unchallengeable legal uniqueness and draconian judicial arrogance very conveniently, comfortably and consciously rather ceremoniously play fraud systematically on the silent and voiceless.
As long as those living in traditional ivory towers and glass-house encased CJI and his judicial fraternity do not have sincere “Judicial Will” and honest “legal longings” to walk the extra-mile for the marginalized poor and voiceless citizenries to bring them at par with the super rich and highly influential persons, the case pendency in the country’s courts ( about 3 crore & 60,ooo plus in Supreme Court) will continue to swell.
If the CJI is honest to his tears, let him physically see the plight of poor litigants and practical functioning of the courts from lowest to the highest level where the nexus between the judges and counsels is the order of the day and money exchange within the court staff is “operational” mantra and magic. To ensure spot justice to the corporates, and the rich , the court works overtime, while the same court works with snail speed for poor litigants who have to wait years together for justice, if at all given after a long wait.
This long wait, delays, judicial inefficiency and incapacity among others further contribute towards the silent systematic accumulation of cases , and the judges as a class and creed need to voluntarily come forward in the national interest as the CJI now mooted and sacrifice the long summer vacation of courts. There is also suggestion for reduction of holidays (except religious days) along with formation of globally best practiced re-organization of court management and litigant oriented work style, and adoption of modern technological advancements from its current culture of extraction of penny and pounds from the legal-aid sponsored poor-to-rich litigants.
There should be “Judicial Emergency” in redolence of the political emergency on setting prudent judicial standards and firm norms albeit limited time in case disposals and accountability of work can bring magical reduction of pendency of cases to minimum if not “zero” in the coming five years.
Till this is achieved, the tears of CJI will only be exhibitionist crocodile tears, to many of the judiciary insiders and on-lookers like this writer.
Dr G John
Dehra Dun,
Uttarakhand