Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) During my 40 years in the legal world ( 20 years as a lawyer and 20 years as a Judge ) I have known ( and met ) […]
In my articles below I have explained what true justice should be, totally detached from considerations of personal interest or personal notions.
The late husband Afsar Ali , an advocate of Allahabad High Court, where I too was practicing, was my friend. Every Eid he would invite me and a few other lawyer friends to his house in Daryabad, Allahabad for dinner.
By issuing a detailed 26 page note attacking his Chief Justice in connection with the petition against the postponement of elections in Punjab and KP, Justice Athar Minhallah of the Pakistan Supreme Court has committed gross impropriety and indiscipline.
Justice Markandey Katju remembers, “I met Shanti Bhushan several times after my retirement during parties, etc and he was always happy to meet me, as it reminded him of his days in Allahabad.”
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. This story was told to me by my friend Wajahat Husain Khan, senior advocate of Allahabad High Court, who is now over 80 years old. Wajahat’s grandfather […]
Justice Markandey Katju It is difficult for Pakistanis to get visas to visit India, and even when granted are of very short duration, usually for one month or 45 days. Even medical visas are often denied, as happened recently to a young Pakistani, Aleem Haider Junejo who needed an urgent lung transplant to save […]
