Kiran Bedi is fond of hogging the lime light. But the present news items and allegations relating to numerous false billings in relation to her flights over the years have caught her on the wrong foot. They are far… Read more ›
Sanjiv Bhatt, Police and Politics. I have just seen the following article on a popular website. It is most distressing and dangerous. IPS officer Sanjiv R. Bhatt suspended Posted by: “Anjlee Pandya” anjleepandya@gmail.com Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:54 pm (PDT) ———- Forwarded message… Read more ›
I retired as a senior officer of the Government of India after serving the Government for over 37 years. I have also studied law and earned a doctorate (not an Honorary Doctorate) in the subject. The recent issues, incidents and… Read more ›
Sanyasi or Politician ……. When I was Chief Commissioner of Income Tax I, Chennai in 2005, I was invited to Baba Ramdev’s discourses in Chennai and to receive his blessings. Some how, I could not attend it. The people who… Read more ›
How to prepare and submit a Complaint to a Consumer Forum Of late, I have appeared before the Consumer Forums in Mumbai on behalf of several consumers. The procedure is simple, and the decision quite fast. I have received a… Read more ›
Limits of Corruption The year 2010 ended leaving India riddled with a spate of corruption cases. There seems to be a race for the top “I am the most corrupt” slot in India. I am not talking about the top… Read more ›
Supreme Court on Standard of conduct Expected from Judicial Officers This is a bizarre story of a high handed lady magistrate in Mumbai who travelled in local travels in Mumbai without paying for her tickets. Arundhati Ashok Walavalkar was appointed… Read more ›
Tibetans in India – High Court to the rescue of The Tibetan Refugees in India have been facing a peculiar dilemma. Even though many of them are born in India and acquire Indian citizenship by birth, they have to describe… Read more ›
Corruption, Imputations and Public Outrage and Article 311(2) The entire government machinery – the politicians and the civil servants in India – are facing the worst ever low in terms
In April 2010, Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Home Ramesh Bagwe announced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council that Pune’s Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh would be transferred and steps would be taken to upgrade security following a spate of high profile… Read more ›
I studied law; and by a quirk of fate, instead of becoming a professional lawyer, I became a bureaucrat. I never dreamt of joining any service. But one day, I saw an advertisement for the Indian Administrative Services Examination which… Read more ›
Social Issues, Current Issues, Miscarriage of Justice, LegalApathy, An Indian Bureaucrat’s Diary, Travelogue on India, Binoy Gupta Read more ›