TARUN J TEJPAL – WHEN THE BJP DID NOT HAVE ITS WAY IN THE TARUN TEJPAL CASE

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WHEN THE BJP DID NOT HAVE ITS WAY IN THE TARUN
TEJPAL CASE
presented by tarun j tejpal
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Tarun J Tejpal - With Justice N. V. Ramana having
taken over as Chief Justice of India there is a
ray of hope with the Judiciary now reasserting
itself. Over the last few years it is the
perception of the common man that judicial
standards had been dithering while the
independence of this very vital organ clearly
compromised. In Goa we need to commend that
Additional Sessions Judge for having had the
spine to acquit Tarun Tejpal though the BJP
wanted him convicted and punished hook or by
crook.
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Within minutes of the order being passed by the
Court acquitting Tarun J Tejpal, Goas Chief
Minister Pramod Sawant very irresponsibly rushed
in blurting that the judgment was bad and that an
appeal was being filed. This statement by the
Chief Minister without even reading the judgment
is highly contumacious and a clear aspersion on
the Court which would border on contempt. In the
absence of the reasoned Judgment, it is
inconceivable for the State to have applied its
mind and come to any conclusion one way or the
other. The manner, in which the head of the State
rushed to make such a comment, shows the typical
mindset of the Government, to somehow fix anyone
who dares cross the path of the BJP or seeks to
expose its misdoings. Some years ago then Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar had to tender an
unconditional written apology to the Bombay High
Court for his such contumacious statements
against the Judiciary. Will it now be the turn of
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to also do so? Only
time will tell.