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Nishantrathi82
August 6th, 2008, 12:47 PM
Ref.: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=2419189 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)

NEW DELHI: "In India, even God cannot help. He will be a silent spectator as He will also feel helpless" — this observation came from the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it expressed its frustration over the reluctance of the Centre and state governments to take tough measures against bureaucrats and others unauthorisedly overstaying in government accommodation.
The remark indicated what the apex court must be feeling after failing to goad the governments to amend laws to treat squatting in government premises as criminal trespass of public property, an offence which may attract arrests.

The bench of Justices B N Agrawal and G S Singhvi was reacting to the government's decision, conveyed by additional solicitor general Amarendra Saran, not to amend Section 441 of the Indian Penal Code to make overstaying in official bungalows an offence.

Following the refusal of the Centre and states to make the squatters pay, the dejected court dropped its advocacy for a stronger law. "In our view, the stand of the Centre and the states is condemnable in view of the galloping trend of unauthorised occupation of official accommodation, which neither the Centre nor the states are in a position to contain," it said.

Amicus curiae Ranjit Kumar, however, exhorted the court not to drop the ante, saying there should be some accountability fixed on delinquent bureaucrats as government accommodation were national assets which could not be squandered away.

Following the refusal of the Centre and states to make the squatters pay, the SC court dropped its advocacy for a stronger law. The bench comprising Justices B N Agrawal and G S Singhvi pointed out that a law, however tough, could never be implemented if the government was not keen on it.

"The whole government machinery is corrupt. We may lay down the law, but who will implement it? It has to be done by the clerks. The secretaries and joint secretaries have no guts to go against the clerks. The law is there, the statute is there, but the governments have become non-functional," it said. The court slammed the government for being obstinate towards implementation of laws. Because of this, those in the corridors of power were able to continue occupying government accommodation unauthorisedly without fear, it said.

The SC, frustrated by the determination of politicians and bureaucrats to stay put in subsidised accommodation beyond their eligibility, had proposed amendment last year, saying that only "third degree method" would work with the heedless and well-connected lot.

If it had thought that its tough posture would work with regimes indulgent of powerful squatters, it was to be disappointed. Most of the states did not respond to suggestion. Those who did, toed Centre's line. There were two exceptions though — Orissa and UP — which have tough laws in place making squatting in government bungalows a non-bailable offence.




Atlast Supreme Court came to know that our government and politicians will not let our country for any thing good. Very sad to listen from the Judges that even god can't help our country, this statement shows the frustration of them, so u can see how people like us feels about the country:(

itsnavin
August 6th, 2008, 12:57 PM
Hame to bahut pehle se pata hai...chalo court walon ko bhee pata chal gya ab!

mukeshkumar007
August 6th, 2008, 01:02 PM
Hame to bahut pehle se pata hai...chalo court walon ko bhee pata chal gya ab!

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ek be ek foreigner ghomne aya India, jab wapis apne desh gaya to logo ne poochi ki re India maie ke dekhya… to bolya ki bhai ek baat hai aap log mano ya na mano lakin Bhagwan hai.. logo ne poocha ki kese to bola ki India maie koi bi apna kam dang se nai karta, system ko maintain karne wale hi system ki sabse jyada isi tisi kare hai, kuch bi system se nai hai India maie lakin phir bi yeh Desh chal reha hai to iska matlab Bhagwan jarur hai :D

Nishantrathi82
August 6th, 2008, 01:20 PM
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ek be ek foreigner ghomne aya India, jab wapis apne desh gaya to logo ne poochi ki re India maie ke dekhya… to bolya ki bhai ek baat hai aap log mano ya na mano lakin Bhagwan hai.. logo ne poocha ki kese to bola ki India maie koi bi apna kam dang se nai karta, system ko maintain karne wale hi system ki sabse jyada isi tisi kare hai, kuch bi system se nai hai India maie lakin phir bi yeh Desh chal reha hai to iska matlab Bhagwan jarur hai :D


Hahahaha sahe kaha usne bhi bhai Arre Bhagwan ke sath jugaad se chalta hai hamara desh
Aise hee 1 baar 1 admi India aaya usne dekha ajeeb sa vehicle, to woh poochan laga ye kya hai bhai to wa admi boola k iss kehwe hain Joogad, Pher wo aage gaya usne dekha kuch log car ko dhaaka maar ke strat kar rahe tha ussne poocha ye kya ho raha hai to admi boola ye Joogad se start ho jayge.
Woh admi America phucha aur President ko boola g India me 1 Joogaad naam ke cheej hai usse purchase kar lo bahut kaam ke cheej hai. Ab president le milaya phone hamare PM ko aur bola g aap jo chaho wo keemat lelo but haame apna Joogad dedo , PM bola kaise dedu usse hee to mere Sarkar chal rahe hai:D