I was appointed a Judge of the Allahabad High Court in November 1991, and was almost sacked a few months thereafter. This is an untold story which the readers may find interesting. A few months after I was appointed a Judge of the High Cout a case came before me, NareshContinue Reading
This is the story of how and why I granted bail to Dr Binayak Sen in May 2009 Dr Binayak Sen was a Bengali medical doctor who was an M.D. from Christian Medical College, Vellore, one of the foremost medical colleges in India. He could have easily gone to USAContinue Reading
ANANTNAG,Nov 17, 2023: Basharat Bashir Bhat, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat, has made a heartfelt plea for financial aid to support his father’s critical battle against a life-threatening brain condition. Mr. Bhat, admitted to Paras Hospitals in Gurgaon, is in urgent need of surgery following a sudden and alarming incidentContinue Reading
Justice Katju’s Happy Diwali: A stark call amidst celebrations, shedding light on India’s overlooked struggles – from malnourished children to unemployment, a poignant reminder amidst festivity.Continue Reading
The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, is a disgrace to Pakistan’s judiciary, and reminds one the ‘hanging judge’ Judge Jeffreys. In my video interview to the Pakistani journalist Waqar Bagga of siasat.pk I had mentioned about Qazi Faez Isa’s misbehaviour on the 15 member full bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court hearingContinue Reading
These days air pollution levels are very high in Delhi and the neighbouring regions, 10 times the safety level, and the media is full of this alarming news. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution_in_DelhiSchools and colleges have been closed, work from home orders issued for offices, work on construction projects stopped, and non essential truck trafficContinue Reading
The great Hindu festival of Diwali will be celebrated this year on 12th November. On this occasion I appeal on behalf of Ibaadatkhana, a global organisation promoting inter faith harmony, of which I am the patron, to all non Hindus worldwide to celebrate Diwali on that date. Some details of IbaadatkhanaContinue Reading
Today I saw on youtube that the London Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Mark Rowley, has refused to obey the order of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban a proposed pro-Palestinian protest march in London on 11th November ( Armistice or Remembrance Day ), because under British law people haveContinue Reading
Today, 9th November was the Urdu poet Allama Iqbal’s 146th birth anniversary https://thefridaytimes.com/09-Nov-2023/dr-allama-iqbal-remembered-on-146th-birth-anniversary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal Many people hail Iqbal as not only a great poet, and a patriot, but also as a great thinker and philosopher. In my opinion, while he was a good poet, he became a shameless British agent, for which heContinue Reading
A few intellectuals may know historical truths and social developments by their study and genuine understanding, but the masses, who are often gullible and can easily be befooled, learn only through their own bitter experience and suffering. https://indicanews.com/indians-love-to-follow-a-pied-piper-of-hamelingo Thus, the Indian masses have learnt, after being befooled and being kickedContinue Reading