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
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
Dr Vatsa and Valli have unscientific understanding of religions. I recently saw this interview of Dr Aviral Vatsa, who is a medical practitioner living in Scotland, by Valli Bindana, a film maker who lives in California. Both are of Indian origin. Dr Vatsa and Valli are both self proclaimed atheists (Continue Reading
I had written articles recently predicting that a people’s guerrilla war will begin soon in Pakistan against the Pakistan military, since the latter have inflicted horrible atrocities on the people, and tried to choke the people’s mouths by unleashing a reign of terrorhttps://indicanews.com/justice-markandey-katju-terrible-times-are-coming-to-pakistan/ https://indicanews.com/justice-katju-nawaz-sharifs-return-will-set-the-pakistani-prairie-on-fire/ It seems the people’s guerilla warContinue Reading
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was deposed in April 2022, and later arrested, and has been confined since early August in a tiny, dingy cell in jail with few amenities. About 180 criminal cases have been foisted against him, so that if he is acquitted in one, he will beContinue Reading
Ever since Israel declared itself a sovereign state on 14th May 1948, Israelis, knowing they have the backing of Western powers, have been kicking around the Palestinians, as if the latter were dogs. Earlier, over 90% people living in the territories of Israel were Arabs. After creation of the stateContinue Reading
Imran Riaz Khan is a well known Pakistani journalist who was arrested by the Pakistan police on 11th May, 2023, and ultimately released on 25th September There was wide speculation in the media about his disappearance for over 4 months, and some even feared he was dead. He was interviewed by manyContinue Reading
Today, 2nd October, is Gandhi Jayanti, or the birthday of Gandhiji, and some people have asked me to send my greetings to people on this occasion. I regret I cannot do that, as I regard Gandhi as objectively a British agent, who did incalculable harm to the Indian people, for which they areContinue Reading
Arghya Sengupta’s superficiality and inanity By Justice Katju I saw the recent interview by the eminent journalist Karan Thapar of Arghya Sengupta, Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy on his book ‘The Colonial Constitution‘, and I regret to say that I found Dr Sengupta’s views totally superficial and inane TheContinue Reading
A Pakistani friend spoke to me a short while back on WhatsApp and asked my opinion of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa. I said he is a fraud, and a mere dramabaz. He asked me why I thought so. I replied that as a Judge he hasContinue Reading