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सवालों से जूझता सुप्रीम कोर्ट, मुख्य न्यायाधीश पर लगे आरोप

सवालों से जूझता सुप्रीम कोर्ट, मुख्य न्यायाधीश पर लगे आरोप

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न्यायाधीशों को इसलिए पंच परमेश्वर कहा जाता है, क्योंकि वे न्याय केवल करते ही नहीं, बल्कि करते हुए दिखते भी हैं। न्यायाधीश रंजन गोगोई ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट का मुख्य न्यायाधीश बनने के बाद कहा था कि मृत्युदंड जैसे जरूरी मामलों पर ही त्वरित सुनवाई होनी चाहिए, लेकिन उन्होंने अपने मामले में, जिसमें एक महिला ने उन पर यौन उत्पीडऩ का आरोप लगाया है, छुट्टी के दिन शनिवार को विशेष न्यायिक सुनवाई का फैसला किया। इसके चलते यह सवाल उठा कि उन्होंने महासचिव से स्पष्टीकरण दिलाने के बजाय उच्चतम न्यायालय के सभी न्यायाधीशों की बैठक क्यों नहीं बुलाई? सच तो यह है कि ऐसे एक नहीं अनेक सवाल तभी से उठ रहे हैं जबसे मुख्य न्यायाधीश के खिलाफ यौन उत्पीडऩ के आरोपों का सनसनीखेज मामला सामने आया। सबसे प्रमुख सवाल यही है कि जस्टिस रंजन गोगोई ने अपने ऊपर लगे आरोपों पर व्यक्तिगत सफाई देने के बजाय खुद ही सुनवाई करने का फैसला क्यों...
अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता की क्या कोई सीमा भी है या नहीं?

अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता की क्या कोई सीमा भी है या नहीं?

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उच्चतम न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश पर जिस प्रकार से अमर्यादित आचरण का आरोप लगाकर उन्हें बदनाम करने का प्रयास किया गया है वह निंदनीय ही नहीं चिंताजनक भी है। सर्वाधिक चिंता की बात यह है कि चार न्यूज पोर्टलों- स्क्रोल, द लीफलैट, कारवां और द वायर ने एक साथ व एक ही भाषा में इस संबंध में, आनन-फानन में जिस प्रकार समाचार चलाया वह किसी गहरे षड्यंत्र की ओर इशारा करता है और यह सब किया गया  'अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता’ की आड़ में। जैसा कि स्वाभाविक था कि इस गम्भीर मामले में पुलिस में रिपोर्ट दर्ज हुई। इसकी जांच भी होगी। यह षड्यंत्र किसने रचा और किसके इशारों पर रचा गया इसका पता करना कोई बहुत कठिन काम नहीं होना चाहिए। क्योंकि जिस महिला के 'शपथ पत्र’ को आधार बनाया गया है वह अनजान नहीं है। इसी प्रकार वे चारों न्यूज पोर्टल भी अनजाने नहीं हैं। मीडिया में वे काफी चर्चित नाम हैं और इस प्रकार के सनसनीखेज आरोप लग...
Probe those getting agriculture-loans in multi-croes at subsidized interest-rate of four-percent per annum

Probe those getting agriculture-loans in multi-croes at subsidized interest-rate of four-percent per annum

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Former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi in his facebook-post has made shocking revelation said to have been obtained under RTI Act and published in a social media that every year from 2010 to 2016 about 700 people were given total agricultural-loans of about 60000 crores every year with an average of about rupees 90 crores per individual every year on a highly subsidised nominal rate of just four-percent per annum. This is just a mockery of economy where ultra-rich are getting tax-exemptions in name income from agriculture, and such heavy loans at highly subsidised rate of just four-percent per annum. It may not be surprising if some of these might have availed loan-waivers granted in name of agricultural loans. There must be a limit of loans sanctioned by banks in name ...
Relevance of Rotary’s ‘Four Way Test’

Relevance of Rotary’s ‘Four Way Test’

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Rotary International is ideally known for being a service-club with motto ‘Service above Self’ having a four-way test ritually read at start of meeting in Rotary Clubs world-wide. But it seems that with change of times, this four-way test is losing its shine when many Rotarians are themselves a failure when put to this four-way test. Many Rotarians especially from ultra-rich elite category are crossing all limits of decency in Rotary events overlooking difference between entertainment and vulgarity. Rotary clubs in India have become societies to exhibit and compete in richness. There are Rotary Clubs in India which have even turned intellectual regular meetings into whisky-parties to ensure adequate attendance in front of gust-speakers. Sensible Rotarians are mute spectators to all such...
200 American companies shift their factories from China to India

200 American companies shift their factories from China to India

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It refers to welcome news about 200 American companies shifting their manufacturing-units from China to India. It may be recalled that earlier on 09.7.2018 Prime Minister of India and President of South Korea jointly inaugurated largest manufacturing-unit in the world in a big 35-acre plant with capacity to produce 120 million mobile-phones set up by South Korean company Samsung in Noida (India) in tune with ‘Make in India’ concept. Earlier also way back in 2015, leading aircraft-manufacturer Airbus Industry (France) had announced investing $ two-billions in India for manufacture of aircraft-parts. India is largest consumer-base after China and can devise ways so that global manufacturing-giants may be forced to set up manufacturing-units in India if they desire their brand-names being ...
Modi-interview with Akshay Kumar

Modi-interview with Akshay Kumar

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It refers to much talked-about TV interview of Prime Minister Narender Modi with film-star Akshay Kumar which though being non-political yet gave a big political signal in case of need where Prime Minister was in full praise for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee for personal cordial relations between them to the extent that Mamta Banerjee still now regularly sends Bengali kurtas and sweets to Narender Modi. Otherwise political bitterness between the two is evident from their speeches in rallies for poll-campaigns. Unfortunately such artificial public-exhibition of political bitterness tends to create personal bitterness between supporters and cadres of politically rival politicians. Time has come to induce a touch of cordiality in poll-campaigns and in Parliament between politic...
After General Insurance, public-sector LIC also slow in growth compared to private players

After General Insurance, public-sector LIC also slow in growth compared to private players

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Responsibility be fixed on LIC chairperson for best LIC performance Only days after it was revealed that private players are performing much better than four public-sector companies engaged in General Insurance, now Life Insurance industry has also shown just 5.7 percent growth as compared to 22-percent growth witnessed by public-sector LIC. Sincere efforts need to be made for retaining lion-share of public-sector LIC of India in Life Insurance Industry in larger public-interest. Private insurance-companies dominate consumers against consumer-interests after they are trapped in their hands through gimmick offers and extra large work-force for public dealing. LIC should total overhaul its working by imposing responsibility on LIC-chairman to ensure that LIC growth-rate may not be less...
Street named in Chicago (USA) after Mahavir Swamy

Street named in Chicago (USA) after Mahavir Swamy

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 India should issue series of postage stamps on selfless Jain monks and coin on Mahavir Swamy It is indeed a matter of pride that Jain community is honoured by USA through naming a street in Chicago as Mahavir Marg. Jains are basically in India with the community being the highest contributor of tax per individual. Unfortunately this community has minimum growth-rate after Parsis where share of Jains in population has declined to 0.37 percent in 2011-census as compared to 0.40 percent in 2001-census with fertility rate of just 1.2 against replacement rate of 2.1. This vegetarian community is the flag-bearer of nicest ancient Indian traditions in terms of religion, talent and tax-contributor. Selfless society has in recent past has witnessed many ultra-talented youth and rich families le...
DoPT should revise fees for lectures with provision of GST added

DoPT should revise fees for lectures with provision of GST added

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Department of Personnel and Training DoPT fixed a fees of rupees 4000 for lectures in conducting workshops for government-staff on various aspects including on handling applications filed under Right-To-Information Act. Surprisingly there is no provision of adding Goods and service Tax GST which is presently 18-percent on this amount fixed long back thus practically further reducing the fees to just rupees 3390 for those coming under GST network. DoPT should not only upgrade the fees reasonably, but also direct all departments, ministries and others to compulsorily add GST to newly fixed amount for those coming under GST network. Many departments and ministries spend exorbitantly to hire taxis for pick-up and dropping the persons delivering lectures, where these taxis are paid for ru...
Allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India

Allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India

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Female staff must not be posted at residences of judges of higher courts to prevent such allegations true or false It refers to copies of cleverly-drafted detailed affidavit along with supporting enclosures sent on 19.04.2019 by a former female employee of Supreme Court to 22 judges of the Apex Court levelling serious charges of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India CJI Ranjan Gogoi leading CJI to react as some bigger forces against him just before important poll-cases. Similar allegations were earlier levelled against a retired Chief Justice of India and a retired Supreme Court judge when both of them were holding important constitutional posts at time of levelling of allegations. While the retired CJI was forced to resign from his post, the retired judge managed to remai...