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 ›
It took the legal system 19 years and 400 hearings to convict and sentence the former DGP to 6 months imprisonment and fine of Rs. 1000 for molesting a teen……..who was driven to commit suicide S S Rathore, (who retired… Read more ›
The appointment of Chief Judges of different High Courts of India and Judges of the Supreme Court is made by the President of India (read Home Ministry) on the recommendation of a collegium of judges headed by the Chief Justice… Read more ›
Reintroduction in India The Cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth. The word “cheetah” is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘chitraka’, meaning “speckled”. Asiatic Cheetah Once upon a time, the Asiatic Cheetah (a different sub specie from its African… Read more ›
