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With an increasing number of reports on the corruption and unfair practices of the Indian judiciary, the latest news of 5 district judges and three advocates who were caught cheating in an LL.M exam has come at a new low.
Five district court judges from Andhra Pradesh who were appearing for their LL.M exams were caught cheating by an invigilator squad who had been tipped off earlier. The judges who were caught copying were Judges M. Krishnappa, K. Ajithsimha Rao, Vijayanand, Bapatla M. Srinivasa Chary and Hanumantha Rao, besides advocates P. Sheela Rani, K. Venkanna and V. Rajasekhar.
The judges were pursuing their higher studies in a distance education learning programme from Kakatiya University's School of Distance Learning and Continuing Examination. They were attempting the exam at the Arts and Science College in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.
While one judge was found to be copying straight from a text book on the Legal and Constitutional History of India, others were found with torn slips of paper from various books. The answer scripts were immediately confiscated by the squad and the perpetrators have now been debarred from taking the remaining examinations.
Ironically, the passing of these exams would have made the judges eligible for promotion to the higher levels of judiciary in the State of Andhra Pradesh as well as the judiciaries of other States in the country.
After this shameful event which took place on Tuesday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court headed by Chief Justice N. A. Kakru ordered for their suspension as well as disciplinary action against the erring judges. The High Court has also ordered the State authorities to launch a probe and to submit a report on this incident.
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- 1. "ROTFLMAOsays it all really...this is the standard of judges inthe country. india is the only country where corrupt judges are merely transferred to other courts instead of being impeached....of course most lawyers is hand in glove with corrupt judges". Sick!, Mumbai
- 2. "IT IS ALLEGED THAT IN ODISHA MARKS FOR DISTRICT JUDGES WRITTEN EXAMINATION HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED .SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY C.B.I.". BASUDEB TRIPATHY, (Unknown City?)
- 3. "Why not have Bar exam for judges too.... ". GG, Delhi
- 4. " will those judge be allowed to preside over as judge in the temple of justice , will be a mockery of justice". Right Brothers, New Delhi
- 5. ""..has come at a new low"? You mean, "marks a new low"?". Mr. X, Mumbai
- 6. "@3: DUH!! We already do... they are called the judicial service examinations". Anon, (Unknown City?)
- 7. "So this is the value of Indian LLM degrees! hahahaha. ". Alien, Mars
- 8. "can't help but just laugh..". Harit, (Unknown City?)
- 9. "I am not racist but it seems South India is the hub of corruption these days. Satyam, Reddy brothers, Dinakaran, A Raja... ". Indian, Mumbai
- 10. "Of course your judges are corrupt and without principles. Your system of law evolved from over here in England: The country that boasts the mythical claim of having the fairest system of justice in the world.Believe me, people of India when I say that, this claim is pure tripe.There are thousands of us over here that know beyond doubt that the whole legal 'system' is corrupt, but there are only hundreds of us that are prepared to stand up and be counted on this issue.I am one of many and to view the proof of my own claims of lawyer/judicial corruption, please visit my website at Link Colin Peters". Colin Peters, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- 11. "Stringent actions should be taken against these judges otherwise other malpractices would be executed in their judgements too!may god bless our country". Sudharsan, Bangalore
- 12. "shamefull and shocking, completly moral less, this is high time to make a laws whereby currupt judges sent to jail , these action of judges are blot of judiciary, it shakes peoples confidence, though i personally belive that judiciary is less currupt area of the india society than any other area, but even less currption is judicary makes larger impact on society as it it treated as temple of justice, but temple is crumbling down day by day....restor is faster to save democray...we all have to make effort as govt is nothing but run by useless bunch of people ". A Kumar, Delhi
- 13. "Damn the Corrupt Judges, some of these in the age group of 50 (Plus) do not even ask questions during arguments and mention the Appellant's Arguments in thir order.How do we deal with such Judges? ". Lawyer , Bangalore
- 14. "Nothing will happen in such cases it will be just a temporary eye wash they will just go free after few years with back wages. See the number of cases pending against this Additional District Judge G. Udaya Gouri who had earlier worked at Warangal and with one criminal case still pending against her and one case by enforcement directorate. If you don’t believe just check these links on the website of ap high court. Check these links1) Link) Link) Link". Cmg, Hyderabad
- 15. "IT IS WRONG TO SAY THAT JUDICIARY IS CORRUPT. 1 OUT OF 10 MAY BE CORRUPT . JUDGES IN NEW DELHI ARE NOT AT ALL CORRUPT. THEY ARE IMPARTIAL AND UPTO THE MARK. CAN SAY THIS ABOUT MUMBAI ANG NAGPUR TOO ...... REST CAN'T SAY.... ATLEAST IT IS THE LEAST CORRUPT WING OF INDIAN NATION AND AFTER 6TH PAY COMMISSION CORRUPTION HAS DECREASED TO 1 OUT OF 25 JUDGES IN INDIA". Ishaan, New Delhi
- 16. "I DONT KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR WEEP AT PEOPLE WHO STILL THINK THAT JUDICIARY IS NOT CORRUPT.THEY MAY BE RIGHT.JUDICIARY IS NOT CORRUPT....IT IS SHAMELESS.THE WORD CORRUPT FOR JUDICIARY IS OBSOLETE.I ALSO DOUBT THE INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY OF THOSE WHO SAY THAT ONLY 20% OR SO OF JUDGES ARE CORRUPT.THEN WHY THOSE 80% HONEST JUDGES DO NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE CORRUPT MINORITY?RECENTLY THE PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT WAS UNDER FIRE FOR GIVING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TO UNDESERVING.SOME JUDGES WERE ACCUSED TO HAVE CLEARED EXAMS WITH THE HELP OF IMPERSONATORS.I ALSO DO NOT AGREE THAT CASES ARE DELAYED BECAUSE OF OVERBURDEN.RATHER THE ENTIRE BURDEN OF LITIGATION IS THE CREATION OF CORRUPT, INCAPABLE JUDGES WHO DELIBERATELY MISHANDLE CASES.I HAVE GOT DOCUMENTARY PROOFS AGAINST SEVERAL JUDGES FROM CHANDIGARH THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GRANTING ADJOURNMENTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN SIMPLE CASES WHERE CLEAR PROOFS AGAINST A PARTY EXIST.ALL THIS GOES ON WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF HC AND SC.". Tj, Punjab
- 17. "its very bad in indian judicial history that judges caught in malepractive, without any reason they must be removed from their posts". Neelesh Badavannavar, Belguam Karnataka
- 18. "(Edit)......if you happens to be lucky enough you end up in hands of goodone>.but rest curruptions is so high in court, that from peon, clerk, and any official staff...if one need any copy, certified copy, paper, to see the file.. to know date?/ and to take single information....you need to pour money in their mouth..fill their pocket...and what not.............i m facing this for last five yerars now???no one is ready to help in court premises unless you through money......it is from top to bottom........curruption si the vein in the court....it is sad that we have such system.....that is why there is one old saying....."if you want to abuse someone then it was used as saying....you face the court case"...means to punish some one ...the best way is ....punish with court case...one is ruined??? can imagine....HENCE PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL ILLUSIONED ..PLS OPEN THEIR EYES.........REGARDS". Manuwal, (Unknown City?)Nainital
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