[Goanet] PUTTING THE LAW DEPARTMENT IN ORDER
The Goa Government’s decision to appoint Additional Sessions Judge Mr. Pramod Kamat as the new Law Secretary is a step in the right direction to clear the mess in the Law department. The removal of High Court Public Prosecutor Mrs Winnie Coutinho was another step in clearing the rot and muck that has been witnessed. It is very however regretful that the Goa Government allowed Mrs. Winnie Coutinho to continue as Public Prosecutor in the High Court for over two years after the Goa Government itself had concluded that she was incompetent and very corrupt. Now there should be a concerted effort to put the Law department in good order. To achieve this, it’s crucial and imperative that Goa get’s at the earliest possible a competent and honest Advocate General in place. What is the Chief Minister who is also the Law Minister waiting for? Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372 * * * The book people are already talking about: Goanetter Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness*. Launch on July 25, 2010 at the UK Goan Festival [http://goafest.itpsworld.net] Goa launch next month. See http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ Buy at Broadway's, Panjim [Ph 9822488564] at Rs 295 in Goa. Overseas, postage extra. * * *
[Goanet] PUTTING THE LAW DEPARTMENT IN ORDER
Photos from Goa's 2009 mando festival: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157622843319441/ Event on Wed, Thurs evening from 5 pm onwards, Kala Academy, Panaji-Goa The Goa Government has very rightly decided not to give a further extension in service to Goa’s Law Secretary, Mr. V.P. Shetye. It is a shame that Mr. Shetye, a former district judge was ready to bow and bend to the whims and fancies of our lawless politicians in order to hold on to his chair which he so astutely managed to cling to till the ripe age of 70. With Mr. Shetye gone there should be a concerted effort to put the Law department in good order. To achieve this, Goa would need a competent and honest Advocate General in place. Even a tanker of detergent will not be enough to clean up the rot, muck and disgrace the incumbent Mr. Subodh Kantak has brought to this high Constitutional post. The legacy he would leave behind when he quits or is booted out will be a harrowing task for the person who steps into his shoes. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar
