P. Venu
(Advocate)
04 July 2024
The fact of the matter is that anyone is free to make any false claims before the Court, Government included. The motto "Satyameva Jayate" has been long been fossilized. Courts at level are unwilling to take up the responsibility in ensuring that litigants plead and depose truth.
This is the fundamental reason that the stream of Justice in our country is polluted and clogged. The mushrooming litigation regarding cheque bounce is a telling example of the sad state of affairs.
Another instance is the litigation that has been perpetuated by the Salt Department (Salt Commissioner's Organisation under the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry). The facts in this matter are stranger than fiction which have been dealt with in my articles “Wilful distortion denies to salt pan owners justice” (https://www. indiatogether.org/2008/apr/hrt-saltpan.htm);
(ii) “Contentious Rule, Incredible Verdict” (Journal of Indian Law and Society, Volume 1, 2009; https://web.archive.org/web/2016012208 4244/https://jils.ac.in/ wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p-venu.pdf);
(iii) “Experiments with Falsehood” (https://www.lawyersclub india.com/articles/Experiments-with-Falsehood-2047.asp) and
(iv) “Once Landholders, now Leaseholders” (https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Once-Landholders-now-Leaseholders-4832.asp#.VyXneNR95dg).
