The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) while proposing to nominate Kabir Makhija and Kishore Sastry as co-opted Councillors had falsely stated that they were experts in the field of Engineering and Urban Administration respectively. This has been revealed in the information obtained from the CCP under the Right to Information Act. As per the […]
Month: June 2021
COVID 19: PEOPLE ARE DYING BUT POLITICIANS PARTY ON…
It beggars belief that in the midst of this dreadful pandemic some of our Ministers and MLAs have the rank audacity of so merrily and pompously celebrating their Birthdays. That curfew and Section 144 is on paper only to be violated by the law makers themselves. Despite a total ban on social gatherings, it is […]
WHEN THE BJP DID NOT HAVE ITS WAY IN THE TARUN TEJPAL CASE
With Justice N. V. Ramana having taken over as Chief Justice of India there is a ray of hope with the Judiciary now reasserting itself. Over the last few years it is the perception of the common man that judicial standards had been dithering while the independence of this very vital organ clearly compromised. In […]
JUDICIARY NEEDS TO PLAY A VITAL AND VIBRANT ROLE
Economic and social development is not just about building roads and bridges. It is increasingly about the rule of law which prevails only when there are meaningful and enforceable laws that ensure transparency, fairness and accountability. There has to be basic security for the common man his personal safety and protection of property with an […]
IN THE CURRENT SCENARIO HEALTH CARE HAS TO BE THE ONLY PRIORITY
The Goa Government should focus on the much needed upgrading of the Health care facilities across the State. The very ill thought decision not to restore full fledged medical facilities at the Old Ribandar Hospital is a missed opportunity that the authorities will regret. It should be the endeavor of the government to ensure that […]
IT WAS A GROSS ABUSE OF POWER BY HARISH SALVE
The Registration of Marriages in Goa is under the Portuguese Civil Registration Code, 1911 and this law being not contrary to any of the constitutional provisions still continues to be in force to date. But the Goa Government headed by then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on 17th January 2014 hurriedly issued a notification appointing all […]
SELECTION PROCESS OF JUDGES MUST BE METICULOUS AND TRANSPARENT
The current selection process of Supreme Court and High Court judges is shrouded in total secrecy. It leaves room for friends and former colleagues of current and retired judges to manipulate their way through the system. This does not augur well for the Independence of the Judiciary which is the common man’s last recourse to […]
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION AND INJUSTICE MUST NEVER STOP
It should be our very firm resolve and always with added vigour to carry on highlighting any injustice that we see and nothing should deter us and our commitment in this regard. Fighting injustice is no easy task. One faces a backlash. In the last over 45 years of fighting against injustice, have never been […]
JUDICIARY NEEDS TO REBOOT AND DELIVER
The COVID-19 induced disruptions have only further dented the administrations of Justice while adding to the backlog of cases pending, which have now reached alarming levels. As on 15th April this year 67,279 cases were pending in the Supreme Court, 5.75 lakh piled up in High Courts and a mountain of 3.8 crore gathered in […]
30 ELECTED TO THE CCP ARE NOW COUNCILLORS AND NOT CORPORATORS
The Directorate of Municipal Administration has directed the Commissioner of Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) that in terms of the CCP Act the 30 elected representatives be designated as Councillors and not as Corporators. The directions came after I filed a complaint that the CCP was acting in violation of the CCP Act […]