In 2007 Navjot Singh Sidhu the BJP leader from Punjab was convicted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court of Man Slaughter and sentenced to 2 years in prison. Sidhu appealed to the Supreme Court , which stayed the punishment. Now 7 years have elapsed and the Supreme Court has not found time to hear the case of Sidhu. In the meantime the Sikh is enjoying himself and minting money with television shows. Alas what ails Indian judiciary and in particular the Supreme Court that the case of Sidhu is not decided in 7 years?
Take the case of Salman Khan convicted for a jail term of 5 years under the wild life act and ths man is also roaming free. The latest is the corruption case against Jayalalitha the ex-Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, who like others has been able to get a reprieve from the Supreme Court and instead of undergoing a jail term is relaxing at home in airconditioned comfort.
One thing is crysat clear. In India the Judiciary including the Supreme Court have a different set of laws for the rich and poor. I wonder how many stay on punishment the Supreme Court has given to poor litigants who have no money. The Judiciary more than any other aspect of Indian life needs a thorough overhaul and if that means sending 50% of the judges home so be it.
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