On 12 July 2012 10:27, radharao gracias <[email protected]> wrote:
*A High Court for Goa* Goa had the first High Court in the entire continent of Asia, with jurisdiction, over the scattered Portuguese empire in the east. Liberation, produced a demotion from the High Court to the Court of Judicial Commissioner. Upon persistent demands, a sop, by way of Bench of the Bombay High Court was set up at Panaji. The same interests, which had worked in vain, for the merger of Goa with Maharashtra, have this last quarter century, succeeded in denying a High Court for Goa. In the year 1992, I had raised the issue of our own High Court in the Legislative Assembly. The proceedings went something like this: Radharao Gracias: Will the Hon’ble Minister for Law be pleased to state what is the stand of the Government on a High Court for the State? Luisinho Faleiro (Law Minister) : The Government. ………….. Dr.Kashinath Jhalmi (interrupting): Goa is not mature for a High Court. Radharao Gracias : What was the stand of the previous Government on the issue? Luisinho Faleiro (after going through the papers) : The previous Government had written to the Union Government demanding a High Court for the State. Radharao Gracias : Who was the Law Minister at that time? Luisinho Faleiro : Dr.Kashinath Jhalmi Radharao Gracias : How could Goa which was mature for the High Court few months back when Dr.Jhalmi was the Law Minister, suddenly become immature now? All hell was let loose. Dr.Jhalmi lost his cool and hurled a paper weight at me. He had been thoroughly exposed and could not take it. RESPONSE: Dear Adv. Radharao, Thank you for sharing that delightful real-life story with us. jc
