Readers of this blog knows my feelings towards the over reach of the Indian Judiciary of late. Weak political leadership over the past two decades, cronyism in appointment of judges, judges working for post retirement benefits offered by Government and overall drop in peoples faith in their Governments have led to this sordid state where Judiciary feels it can poke its head into anything, big or small, relevant or irrelevant.
Take the case of judiciary making a silly comment that BCCI "is "monopolizing" cricket in the country and several youngsters wanting to be Dhonis and Kohlis are not given equal opportunity if they are not on the right side of the cricket body".
I am no great fan of BCCI but frankly it is one of the better Sports Organizations run in India, if not the only good Sports Organization. Over the years, it has generated millions, not depended on Government subsidy, spread the game to every nook and corner of the Country, developed the infrastructure, paid even first class players handsomely, and its baby IPL has made Cricket a viable career option for an aspiring youngsters. There will always be issues pertaining to a few who will be discriminated against, thus losing out, but that is true in any field. Can the SC vouch that discrimination and favouratism doesn't exist in the Judiciary? Then why pick BCCI alone? Only to get some cheap publicity?
The CJI of India recently broke down in a meeting in front of the PM citing how overworked the judges are. If that were the case, which it is, why is the judiciary wasting its time on BCCI as a priority?
The other decision to ask Maharashtra Government to shift IPL away from the drought hit state is still more bizzaire! Frankly, the Judges should have their head examined. How much water does a IPL match actually consume? And for what purposes? For watering the ground and the pitch, and for the toilet in the stadium, and for players to take bath - right? Irrespective of whether IPL will be held or not, ground and pitch HAS to be watered. And if we are going to ban matches because spectators will use water in the toiler (assuming our toilets do indeed have water), then by the same logic the SC should ask all Cinema theatres, malls and bus stands to close.
I can cite at least 5 more ridiculous interventions by SC during the past week or so.
All this while, cases are getting backlogged for years.
It is high time SC clamps down on Public Interest Litigation by high profile Lawyers, who are funded by disruptive foreign forces, and allow only those PIL which are highly relevant.
As in the case of giving death penalty, PIL should be admitted only in the 'rarest of rare' situations.
