What is sad about the current state of affairs in India is the ethical bankruptcy in the higher echelons of the governance.
Karnataka Chief Justice Dinakaran ( I had earlier posted about him) has been accused of corruption and amassing wealth far disproportionate to his income. He was to have been elevated to the Supreme Court, but public spirited lawyers and citizens managed to provide sufficient evidence to admit an impeachment motion in the Rajya Sabha. Dinakaran's buddy, the disgraceful Chief Justice of India, K G Balakrishnan (who defended him till the end) finally had to bow to judicial propriety and public pressure and requested Dinakaran to go on leave, till the issue is resolved. Anyway, Dinakaran has not been assigned any cases since December 2009. By any yardstick of professional ethics, Dinakaran should have entered on leave long long ago. But despite a polite request by the Collegium headed by the CJI, and despite an acting Chief Justice posted to Karnataka High Court, Dinakaran has refused to to on leave and has brazenly continued to work. It is no secret that Dinakaran has powerful political friends in Tamil Nadu, who are part of the UPA.
Velikal thanne vilavu mudichal
Kaalikalenthinu Chollidunnu?
(If the fence itself destroys the crop, why blame the Cows- A loose translation)
