Convert Supreme Court into Constitutional Court: PIL

by Seva Lamberdar Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:35 am

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, intended by the framers of the Constitution to decide intricate constitutional issues but in practice becoming a mere court of appeal, on Friday sought the Centre's view on re-converting itself into the country's Constitutional Court and setting up four regional National Courts of Appeal. .....

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Convert-Supreme-Court-into-Constitutional-Court-PIL/articleshow/31191976.cms

>>> There is another option -- get rid of the Supreme Court altogether. Btw, does anyone remember the last important verdict / decision by the Supreme Court?

by truthbetold Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:08 am

I like the idea of setting four regional national court of appeals (a copy of US system).

India's supreme court eveolved into what it is today because of Indian circumstances. In my non legal opinion, SC steps outside constitution on a regular basis. Scalia would die of heart attack in a month if he was asked to serve on Indian SC. But indian political intelligensia (is that an oxymoron?) and general intelligentia look the other way over SC transgressions because there is no other unbiased way to control the wild forces of Indian democracy. Election commission lords over govts for 3 to 4 months during their long drawn out election process. IAS and IPS officers break law every day to get things done and were identified as most successful adminstrators.

SC is not a problem. It is a helpful institution in the muddled indian democracy.

Convert Supreme Court into Constitutional Court: PIL

Convert Supreme Court into Constitutional Court: PIL

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