Wednesday, March 31, 1999
The case of judicial injustice
The latest threat to the independence of the judiciary comes in the form of appointment of temporary judges in high courts. The Constitution defines permanent judges as those who are appointed by the President till their retirement at sixty-two. Temporary judges are called additional judges who are appointed by the President for a maximum term of two years.
Jaya puts the kettle on
Jayalalitha has made a fine ceremony out of the BJP's discomfiture. On Monday, she reduced the government to the status of a tea bag which she proceeded, with characteristic insouciance, to dunk into her cup of hot water. The brew was clearly to her liking.
Aftershock warnings
One of the urgent tasks of relief and rescue operations in Chamoli and Rudrapayag must be to take appropriate precautions against the aftershocks of Monday night's earthquake. Scientists from the Indian Meteorological Department have warned that tremors are likely to continue for the next two months.
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