We want to be a corruption free nation and a nation of vigilant citizens.
Our many enemies seem to be our elected representatives. They are very smart people.
As a lawyer, I am bothered about two issues:
A) Suppose all the candidates of 2014 Election agree to sign on Rs.200/- bond that if they will be elected in 2014 election, they will vote for passing of Janlok Pal Bill.
What will we do, if after being elected, they refuse to obey the bond? Will this bond be enforceable in Court?
B) Suppose if they obey the bond, and they pass Janlokpal Bill. It will become a Law. Then if somebody challenges this this law in Supreme Court, as void and hit by Article 13 of the Constitution of India. Then what will happen?
Then it may not take more than 4 months to Supreme Court to stay The Law. It is possible that it may stay certain provisions which may be against the First Principles of law, but they may also decline to stay certain good provisions of Jan LokPal bill.
C) I want to know what are the views of Leading Senior of Advocates and Former Chief Justices of India on these two issues.
Will they oblige us by clarifying these issues? For some reasons they are avoiding to be dragged in to this public issue.
But we do need their advice.
Haresh Raichura
10/4/2011
I was tempted to give my views on the legal queries but realised that I do not belong to either of the two categories in Point C.
There is no promissory estoppel for Elected Representatives
reg the Odisha govt struggle with maoists if the govt withdraw the cases against the jailed maoists what would court do?
Sir this is a very good point plz tweet it to @janlokpal during day hours and also mail it to indiaagainstcorruption.2010@gmail.com I too will do the same