Justice Jag Mohanlal Sinha

Justice Jag Mohanlal Sinha

Justice Jag Mohanlal Sinha passed away at the ripe age of 87 a couple of days ago. Justice Sinha was a known for his indomitable courage of conviction and he ranks among the most independent judges India ever had. In his historic judgement, Justice Sinha gave the verdict unseating the Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi of corrupt practices.he maintained strict court decorum through his order that no one should stand up when Mrs.Gandhi entered the court room. Even the policemen on duty were asked to wait outside the court and the security of the Prime Minster was maintained by the members of the bar. Angered by the verdict, Mrs Gandhi ordered Emergency on June 25-1975, suspended fundamental rights, arrested opposition leaders across the country and clamped censorship on newspapers and media. Perhaps it is the only case wherein a Prime Minister was unseated for charges of corrupt poll practices by a Judge. Justice Sinha will remain alive in the minds of people who value courage and judicial probity.

Dr.A.R.K.Pillai
Mumbai 23-3-08 Email IDidfark@gmail.com