Comments on: After police, the courts! http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2006/09/27/after-police-the-courts/ The Education of an Opinionated Mind Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:39:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Acorn » Finding fault with the Mumbai Police http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2006/09/27/after-police-the-courts/comment-page-1/#comment-88567 The Acorn » Finding fault with the Mumbai Police Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:49:55 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/?p=2109#comment-88567 [...] There is certainly a case for improving the way India’s police forces work, just like there is a case for improving in the way India’s water is supplied, buses are run, laws are made or for that matter, the way newspaper editorials are written. But asking Mumbai police to “improve their methods” when they have successfully solved a very challenging case is not merely callous, but has sour grapes written all over it. [...] [...] There is certainly a case for improving the way India’s police forces work, just like there is a case for improving in the way India’s water is supplied, buses are run, laws are made or for that matter, the way newspaper editorials are written. But asking Mumbai police to “improve their methods” when they have successfully solved a very challenging case is not merely callous, but has sour grapes written all over it. [...]

]]> By: Sameer http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2006/09/27/after-police-the-courts/comment-page-1/#comment-88476 Sameer Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:39:15 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/?p=2109#comment-88476 Police reforms are an extremely positive step forward. I like the way they take a near 360 degree view of the problems that affect policing in India i.e. they attempt to ease the police burden by separating investigation from law enforcement, they attempt to increase accountability and also drastically reduce political influence over appointments and promotions. But I would have also liked further reforms in witness protection and community participation. Also, having given just a 3 month timeline to the government for implementing the reforms, the court has left a door open for either a haphazard or a diluted implementation. Police reforms are an extremely positive step forward. I like the way they take a near 360 degree view of the problems that affect policing in India i.e. they attempt to ease the police burden by separating investigation from law enforcement, they attempt to increase accountability and also drastically reduce political influence over appointments and promotions. But I would have also liked further reforms in witness protection and community participation.

Also, having given just a 3 month timeline to the government for implementing the reforms, the court has left a door open for either a haphazard or a diluted implementation.

]]> By: anon http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2006/09/27/after-police-the-courts/comment-page-1/#comment-88475 anon Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:46:11 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/?p=2109#comment-88475 How come there is shortage of judges? That one thing that does not make sense. Is India not producing enough lawyers. Only way backlog is going to eliminated is by more judges and penalties for any party not showing up for trails. My uncle had to fight a 30 year battle over someone building illegally on his property. Even then he didn't get justice. If that happened to me, I would definitely take law in my own hands. How come there is shortage of judges? That one thing that does not
make sense. Is India not producing enough lawyers. Only way
backlog is going to eliminated is by more judges and penalties for
any party not showing up for trails. My uncle had to fight a 30 year
battle over someone building illegally on his property. Even then
he didn’t get justice. If that happened to me, I would definitely take law
in my own hands.

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