Bangalore: In controversial remarks, a
Karnataka High Court judge has accused the Executive of
attempting to corrupt Judiciary and lashed out at political
leaders for "frittering away" the country`s hard fought
independence for "private gains".
In stinging comments, Justice D V Shylendra Kumar, who
stirred a hornet`s nest by insisting on judges making their
assets public, also said "an inept and corrupt" judiciary was
playing second fiddle to the Executive.
He said a "vocal and aggressive Executive Government is
attempting to regulate and take over judiciary, even by
corrupting the Judiciary".
Posting his comments on his blog on the occasion of
Republic Day, a rare thing for a sitting judge to do, he said,
"An inept and corrupt Judiciary is playing second fiddle to
the Executive. It is only the Legislature, albeit corrupt,
rudderless and inefficient, has nevertheless on an occasion or
two, adhered to its assigned role and has occasionally flashed
sparks of brilliance by competent performances and is holding
out a ray of hope."
He said among the three organs of the state, Judiciary had
to take the major share of the blame, as by not being alright
and upright by itself, it has failed to check and keep the
other two organs of the state --Legislature and Executive --
"in control and in the right mode."
Justice Kumar had shot into national limelight after he
took on Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan over the issue
of judges making their assets public.
PTI
