With that failed dream of elevation to the Supreme Court, Mohit Shah who has been stagnating as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court since 26th June 2010 retires on September 9th. In March 2013 the collegium of the Supreme Court rejected his name for elevation on the ground that he was not suitable to be a Supreme Court judge and that his elevation would prove to be counter-productive and not conducive to the administration of justice. It is an irony that someone found unsuitable to be a Supreme Court judge was allowed to continue as the Chief Justice of the High Court. God save our Judiciary from being a failing institution with declining standards of integrity.
Caroline Kennedy had said “The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing“ But sadly the Judiciary in India is visibly sliding the tube with these dark days looming. The very sanctity and independence of the Judiciary at stake. Very disturbing signs that the Judiciary is being reduced to a mouth piece of the government. Courts may end up as dens of chicanery and jugglery. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
