The judiciary's role? NEEDED: A REDEFINITION
Logic demands that a persuasive argument be based
on a premise that supports the conclusion. The premise of the
argument of the defence team of the Chief Justice (CJ) that
impeachment based on ‘misbehaviour’ of a judge is an attack on the
independence of the judiciary fails this test badly, and obviously
so.
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MS. KANAUL, PLEASE BE INFORMED
My Petition dated 18th October, 2012 to the
Supreme Court, whereby I put in issue the very grave and serious
matter of 'perceived judicial bias and disqualification' on the part
of the Chief Justice and two other Justices of the Supreme Court,
who in my view had acted without jurisdiction and ultra-vires the
Constitution. I cited the Judgment in Appeal in the House of Lords
re - Pinochet vide paragraph 13 of my said Petition. l intimated
that the response I received was even more appalling, but did not
disclose the same in my said Letter.
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Lawyer, defend thyself
The logic of declaring anything “independent”
must be based on an unwavering commitment to unbiased, devoid of
discrimination and ethical judgement in all cases whether they are
associated with the three pillars of governance or in private/public
sector as well as in the daily affairs personal or otherwise of the
public. It has become a trend to evade the main theme of any focus
by turning issues into a political force thereby attracting an
unwarranted number of internal and external players making solutions
all the more difficult to reach and distancing any opportunity for
rational thinking and action.
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