Archive for May, 2009
A small step for Indian justice, a giant leap for Binayak!
Editorial , www.binayaksen.net
‘Bail granted’ – the magical words rung through the crowded supreme court chamber with the full power of an ace footballer’s match clinching shot to the goal.
It took just 30 seconds for Justice Markandeya Katju to dispel what the dark forces of Indian politics, bureaucracy and so called ‘internal security’ had wrought against [...]
HT Editorial: 741 days later…
Editorial
Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times
The Great Indian Democracy, strange as it may sound to us still triumphantly waving our ink-marked fingers in the air, is not only about the freedom to vote and such genuinely wonderful things. It’s also about being told what’s going on when someone is arrested and kept locked away beyond the reach [...]
Hindu, IE, WSJ, others on Binayak’s bail
Compiled by Shalini
A smattering of different news articles below. Everyone expresses happiness at Binayak’s bail, except Raman Singh–who expresses only philosopshy. The family is thrilled that the the 2 year ordeal is over … but the CPI reminds that the case against Binayak still stands–and asks for the charges to be dropped. PUCL [...]
Binayak Granted Bail.. Judge says Two years is too much!
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Economic Times Column demands Binayak’s Release while suggesting Policies
excerpts from Time for the big leap by T.K Arun
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Announce the appointment of 10,000 judges at all levels over the next three years, as part of a time-bound plan resolve all legal disputes beyond the final appeal in less than two years. Cases must be heard continuously and justice delivered with dispatch. Absence of a [...]
