NEW DELHI: "I am a public servant,"
declared Head Justice of Republic Of India Kelvin Gram Balakrishanan subsiding the dust that had
arisen over whether or not Judges of the Supreme Court and high tribunals were
public retainers or not. His comments at the decision of the annual
conference of Head Justices of the high tribunals and the head curates had
opened a large argument over the position of the Judges of the higher and superior
judiciary. The elucidation from the CJI came on the twenty-four hours when the
judiciary took the historical first measure to let television photographic photographic cameras to videograph the
âpeople's courtâ legal proceeding held inside the SC's tribunal rooms, which
are always out of bound for cameras. Speaking to The Times of India,
Justice Balakrishnan laughed away the inquiry whether Judges of the scandium and the
HCs were public retainers or not. âHow tin any justice reason that
he is not a public servant?â helium counter questioned. It is a well settled
position of law, as laid down in the five-judge fundamental law bench judgement of
the Supreme Court in the Veeraswamy case, that Judges of the high tribunals and the
Supreme Court were public servants, he said.
Monday, May 5, 2008
I am a public servant: CJI
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
'Railways should go for public offer'
NEW
DELHI: The railroads should travel in for an initial populace offering (IPO) to raise
much needful finances for expansion, said Yashodhara Raje Scindia, military policeman from Gwalior. Speaking on the railing budget argument in Parliament on Monday, she pointed out how
China's railroads had raised money through an
IPO. Referring to an article in
a concern newspaper, she told the House, "This was an interesting article... about the People'S Republic Of China Railway Construction Company," which she said had gone in for an
IPO. She said, "This initial public offering has
been oversubscribed 250 modern times which is something that is unheard of. If China
Railway Construction Company can travel in for an IPO, why can't our Indian Railways
also make the same? They will never necessitate to worry about any money coming in from
the budget." She added, "The
railways can substantially increase their budget by that IPO. Asset the janata
(people) will have got a opportunity of being a portion of the railways. This is my
suggestion and I trust the curate takes note."


