{"id":2446,"date":"2016-06-25T20:04:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T14:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2016-06-25T20:04:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T14:34:36","slug":"justice-loya-supreme-court-pil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=2446","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Frivolous About Investigating Justice Loya\u2019s Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">D<\/span><\/p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">id we really think this week wasn\u2019t going to get any worse? In a week where our elected representatives have either remained silent over a slew of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/politics\/asifa-india-rape-nirbhaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heinous crimes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against women and children, or have opened their mouths to let out a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/doodle\/internet-time-mahabharata-memes-digital-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stream of utter garbage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we thought we were done. That we would be able to enjoy our weekend in peace, curled up in bed with our copy of the Constitution of India, and bide the days until the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avengers: Infinity War<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> release by thinking about our superheroes over at the judiciary. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Except&#8230; <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sc-dismisses-pil-seeking-probe-into-judge-loyas-death\/articleshow\/63826836.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 19 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dismissed PILs seeking an investigation into the death of one its own justices, describing them as \u201cscurrilous\u201d and \u201cfrivolous\u201d. The death of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/politics\/gujarat-elections-justice-loya-sohrabuddin-amit-shah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice BH Loya<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been the subject of national debate since last year, ever since an in-depth investigation by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Caravan <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">magazine revealed the murky circumstances surrounding the judge\u2019s demise. At the time of his suspicious death \u2013 concerns about which were raised by his own family \u2013 the judge was presiding over the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case involving BJP president Amit Shah. Following the magazine\u2019s reports, activists as well as Opposition politicians filed petitions seeking an independent investigation into the death, only to have them all summarily rejected yesterday by the Supreme Court.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the unresolved questions raised by the magazine\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caravanmagazine.in\/tag\/bh-loya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24 reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Supreme Court chose to go ahead with its ruling: Instead of ordering an independent probe, the court chose to give primacy to the statements provided by the four judges who were present with Loya when he was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead. And therein lies the rub. The bench set up to hear the petitions, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra (whose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/politics\/opposition-parties-submit-impeachment-notice-against-cji-dipak-misra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impeachment <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opposition parties have been calling for), saw the petitions for an independent probe to verify the judges\u2019 claims \u201cscandalous\u201d and tantamount to \u201ca frontal attack on the judiciary\u201d.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excuse us, my lords, stepping out of line here, but how? How is a request for investigation into the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">death of a judge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an attack on the judiciary? If Amit Shah, or the ruling party, or anyone who stands to lose through an independent investigation had objected to it and called it an \u201cattack\u201d, we\u2019d have said, \u201cOh ok, makes complete sense,\u201d and moved on to the next <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/memes-language-millennial-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on our timelines. But this from India\u2019s highest judicial forum and final court of appeal? <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But to imply that wanting to know how a judge died is frivolous, is a bit much even for the Supreme Court, who we look up to, to protect the interests of democracy. In pursuit of this mission, it has devoted time to hearing PILs concerning the banning of Santa-Banta jokes and even spent almost a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/sc-hear-pil-making-yoga-compulsory-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">year <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before deciding to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/sc-dismisses-plea-making-teaching-yoga-mandatory-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reject <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a petition to make yoga mandatory in schools. One of the most popular PILs people like to file is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/living\/the-hidden-dangers-of-pil-that-seeks-to-ban-pornography-in-india-1000233.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ban on pornography<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which the Supreme Court patiently hears every time before responding with the example of Khajuraho. In 2016, acting on another PIL, the Supreme Court made standing up in theatres for the National Anthem, with Chief Justice Misra worryingly stating, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people must feel they live in a nation and this individually perceived <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/national-anthem-must-movies-theatres-sc\/%5C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notion of freedom <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must go<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Surely these are more frivolous than the suspicious death of a judge? <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have so many questions, our brains are exploding. <\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">We can almost predict how the next few days are going to unfold: People on all sides of the political spectrum are going to bicker, nitpick, and \u201cwhatabout\u201d their way around.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody is refuting the Supreme Court\u2019s status as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/indian-judiciary-article-377-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apex judiciary institution <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the country, but is it not answerable to the public? After all, a public interest litigation is filed in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">public interest<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rather than a move to undermine the judiciary, wouldn\u2019t ensuring that a Supreme Court judge\u2019s death is properly investigated be a sign of respect for the post? And if the judges who were with Loya provided statements <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as witnesses<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, why are those statements now being afforded the weight of a judge\u2019s reading?<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By dismissing those seeking a fair investigation as using the court to settle \u201cbusiness and political rivalries\u201d, it is overlooking the fact that Justice Loya\u2019s death might have grave implications on the independence of the judiciary.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, as the apex judicial body in the country, the finality of the Supreme Court\u2019s decisions has to be respected. But to state that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the four judges <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/876250\/without-investigation-supreme-court-says-judge-loyas-death-was-natural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot be questioned<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to lack of substantial contradictory evidence hints at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hubris. Even if in theory the SC is impartial and bipartisan, it is still run by human beings, subject to the same pressures that Justice Loya\u2019s family alleges he was.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it is unwise to link a series of events that have occured in our courts and slap on a conclusion to them, but it has to be said, all has not been well recently in the state of the judiciary. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the start of the year, when the Loya case began making news, four Supreme Court judges made the unprecedented move of holding a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/india-news\/press-conference-by-supreme-court-judges-legal-fraternity-says-its-unprecedented-shocking\/1012498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press conference <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to talk about a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/supreme-court-cji-dipak-misra-justice-chelameswar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">widening rift <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the institution. They alleged the administration of the Supreme Court was not in order and cast aspersions on the conduct of Chief Justice Dipak Misra. Such an act was completely unheard of before it happened, and it shook the public\u2019s faith in the Supreme Court\u2019s health. While this was the most shocking development, other scandals have also contributed to tarnishing the court\u2019s stellar reputation.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Arunachal Pradesh CM <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ians\/in-suicide-note-arunachal-cm-kalikho-pul-alleges-graft-by-sc-judges-congress-117021701036_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kalikho Pul <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">committed suicide at his residence, leaving behind a suicide note alleging corruption in the judiciary. The ongoing Medical Council of India <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/latest\/866763\/sc-appointed-panel-makes-adverse-remarks-against-allahabad-hc-judge-in-mci-case-indian-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bribery scandal <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has seen allegations of judges taking bribes to overrule MCI\u2019s decisions pertaining to India\u2019s medical colleges. And this afternoon, a coalition of Opposition MPs submitted a motion for the impeachment of Chief Justice Misra to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. Should the motion be moved, like January\u2019s presser, it would be another unwanted first in the history of the Indian judiciary.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The saddest bit is, that now that the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has termed the Opposition\u2019s impeachment motion as an act of revenge against the Loya ruling, the issue is now irrevocably politicised. We can almost predict how the next few days are going to unfold: People on all sides of the political spectrum are going to bicker, nitpick, and \u201cwhatabout\u201d their way around. The ruling party will not fail to remind the Opposition of everything it has done and vice versa. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will be forgotten, is the death of an upstanding judge. And that, will be an act of \u201cfrivolity\u201d. That, is the real attack on the judiciary.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is a request for investigation into the death of a judge an attack on the judiciary? 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