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We have to go a long way to restore litigants' confidence in the judiciary. Just declaring all assets by the judiciary is not enough ('SC judges bare all assets', DNA, November 3). We should be able to bring all the aspects of the working of the judiciary under the RTI. To fight the evil of judicial corruption, the proposed judicial accountability bill should make judges accountable with regard to the way the judgments are written. The website of courts should contain details about the judges as it will help in building the confidence of the litigant in the judge. The decision of the Chief Information Commission (CIC) to bring Chief Justice of India under the purview of the Right to Information is a welcome step. It is sad that the judiciary always takes shelter behind the veil of judicial independence if any information is sought from it. The judiciary should bear in mind that the power of judiciary lies in the trust, confidence and faith of the common man.
--Deendayal Lulla, Mumbai.
Blatant threats
It was painful to read 'Take oath only in Marathi, says Raj' (DNA, November 3) regarding MNS chief warning the newly elected legislators in the state assembly of "dire consequences" if they refuse to take oath in Marathi. I am sure his threat will translate into action. Such threats makes me wonder if democracy is still alive in India? What kind of governance do we have in this state?
--Yash P Verma, via email
Unnecessary publicity
I was shocked to read 'Munir Khan stole my magic potion' by Manish Pathak (DNA,
October 31). I want to know why is DNA giving publicity to the new doctor from
Jogeshwari who claims that Dr Munir Khan, the self-proclaimed scientist, involved in
selling a liquid drug that claimed to cure every disease in the world, stole the formula from him. Is the so called medicine developed by this doctor approved by the FDA? On the other hand 'Miracle' cure's six-year survival is surprising' by N Raghuraman presented
a more balanced and sensible approach to the story.
--AV Subramanya, Thane
Divided opposition
Abhay Vaidya's prognosis about 'competitive opposition' in Maharashtra seemed too optimistic ('Tough Road Ahead', DNA, November 3). We wish the opposition to be 'competent' and have an all inclusive agenda. The Congress has taken full advantage of a divided opposition and it will continue to do so if the others do not behave responsibly and come up with growth-oriented ideas for the state.
--Ashok Goswami, via email
