Court orders fall into deaf ears
Taking cue from R.B.Kishore who wrote : “ Justice Rathore
dismissed contempt petition…In all these cases we were not able to appreciate
the order. There is something wrong with the judges or with us,” I am inclined
to quote what Justice Kirubakaran of Madras
H.C. has observed.
When the State Government has not complied with the court order to spell out the steps it has taken for curbing the acid menace, Justice Kirubakaran observed : “ Who is afraid of court orders ? Orders fall into deaf ears. Authorities show no intent of compliance. Disobedience of court orders strikes at the very root of the rule of law on which the judicial system rests. This situation exists because either there is no fear among officials about contempt proceedings or they are not made aware of the negative consequences of non-implementation of the judicial order. Who should instill that fear and who should make contemnors aware of the negative consequences is a million Dollar question. Can any one answer this ? !
When the State Government has not complied with the court order to spell out the steps it has taken for curbing the acid menace, Justice Kirubakaran observed : “ Who is afraid of court orders ? Orders fall into deaf ears. Authorities show no intent of compliance. Disobedience of court orders strikes at the very root of the rule of law on which the judicial system rests. This situation exists because either there is no fear among officials about contempt proceedings or they are not made aware of the negative consequences of non-implementation of the judicial order. Who should instill that fear and who should make contemnors aware of the negative consequences is a million Dollar question. Can any one answer this ? !
- RKV