tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post6698365799735467000..comments2023-06-28T20:33:55.060+05:30Comments on Chronicles of an Unknown Indian: LEGAL (IL)LITERACYMeera Sundararajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-66546444012803905062014-07-29T13:02:06.290+05:302014-07-29T13:02:06.290+05:30@ Pradeep, you are right. We hold on British thing...@ Pradeep, you are right. We hold on British things that the Brits themselves have thrown out!!! Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-81823821277940345842014-07-29T13:01:30.477+05:302014-07-29T13:01:30.477+05:30@ SG I agree we use the word prejudice very loosel...@ SG I agree we use the word prejudice very loosely. I also find that ethics are easily compromised in our legal system. Lawyers ( and also doctors) merrily gossip and share information about clients/ patients with all and sundry. Whatever happened to confidentiality? Anyway with the new breed of legal professionals coming out of the National Law Schools ( which have strict entrance exams etc) we may have better legal professionals in our country. Hopefully they will also fast track the cases which at the moment move at a snail's paceMeera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-42414103843476701372014-07-29T01:52:56.890+05:302014-07-29T01:52:56.890+05:30One more thing I hate is people in India using the...One more thing I hate is people in India using the word “prejudice” for their convenience. I cannot discuss because it is prejudice. It is the right word where there is a jury trial. These juries are innocent people and they will form opinion (good or bad) about the case by reading newspaper, or listening to radio or watching TV. Then if they are selected, they had already formed their opinion.<br /><br />There is no prejudice when there is no jury and the judge decides the case. Generally, a judge will not form an opinion this way or that way by reading the newspaper. (Exception: Judges who accept bribes.)<br />SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-20125337091412359742014-07-29T01:39:19.140+05:302014-07-29T01:39:19.140+05:30Indeed, Meera. A number of Indian laws are so outd...Indeed, Meera. A number of Indian laws are so outdated. We blame the British, but Britain herself has changed such laws, while we still stick to the old ones. I am not able to recall exactly which ones they are. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-73783088203921492592014-07-27T21:43:35.997+05:302014-07-27T21:43:35.997+05:30@Anil the issue is not about the law being against...@Anil the issue is not about the law being against women because I firmly believe that our country has a progressive legal system that has women's welfare at heart. But the way the law is understood is very warped. Women watch whatever comes on tv and if it is shit like this that the TV feeds them they learn to consume it! Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-90373843941264502422014-07-27T21:41:41.445+05:302014-07-27T21:41:41.445+05:30@SG India does have a lot of good legislation but ...@SG India does have a lot of good legislation but the way the law drags its feet here is not funny!!! And what is urgently required is legal literacy so that we are not at the mercy of some useless lawyers whose entire careers consist only of "adjournment". The scenes you mentioned make me shudder!! Yet they are all part of every other Indian pot boiler. And yes, how about scenes where the accused makes a long speech - probably longer than the judgement!!Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-41730738185544332132014-07-27T20:09:15.643+05:302014-07-27T20:09:15.643+05:30Nice post. Loved reading it.
In USA, the parents ...Nice post. Loved reading it.<br /><br />In USA, the parents have legal obligation to support a child (education, food, stay at home) only up to the child reaching 18 years of age. After that parents have no legal obligation to support the kid.<br /><br />There are some good laws that India can implement from USA. In India, thousands of cases are still pending because powerful people/lawyers get “postponement” of hearing several times for several years. That is not the case in USA. Judge will very rarely grant a postponement. If you and your lawyer is not in the court, the case will be decided based on what the opposite party says. That should be implemented in India.<br /><br />The movies and TVs in India are ridiculous. I am always pissed off at the scene where the accused is in the court. The judge asks him is there anyone to represent you. The accused says I don’t have anyone. Then comes in the court some important lawyer character and declares “I am here your honor to defend him”. It does not happen in real life. The judge won’t allow that.<br /><br />Another one is the father is the judge and son is the accused. Pure rubbish.<br />SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-67954804453466448532014-07-27T17:26:14.799+05:302014-07-27T17:26:14.799+05:30Well you are right about “Erin Brocovich”. Not man...Well you are right about “Erin Brocovich”. Not many in India . Or are there any in Indian movies?<br /><br />Movies about the segregation era in the USA are many and many are of immense public interest and value.<br /><br />I feel that the matters of law are skewed against women here , though it may be changing. I mean when it comes to the clash of personal laws and the civil code. <br />Remember the litigation Mary Roy ( Arundati Roy's ) mother won against the archaic Christian succession law. And the commotion and outrage expressed by the church leaders against the Supreme Court's ruling? <br />Often men get the upper hand. <br />The portrayal of women in TV serials are ridiculous. Most women display dumbness and meekness in these TV serials that often it is disgusting. The ridiculous part is it is women who watch and are spellbound by such operas . anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.com