Lower courts and suits
One fails to understand why lower courts are admitting revanchist suits when the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is clear on the status of places of worship as it existed in 1947. The top court should have also pulled up the trial court for the perfunctory manner in which orders were passed.
It is a matter of great concern that lower courts are kowtowing to a powerful and regressive political establishment.
Manohar Alembath,
Kannur, Kerala
Merkel book
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined the list of world leaders to voice concerns over attacks on minorities in India (“In book, Merkel says she had raised concern over attacks on minorities in India with Modi”, December 2). We may expect the government to deny the charges — as it normally does — whenever there are reports of religious intolerance under its watch. The government may feel good. But the reality is very different, as is well known.
V. Padmanabhan,
Bengaluru
December 1984, a rewind
Negligence in Bhopal has still left thousands suffering. India, a proud democracy, failed to hold a corporation accountable, demonstrating how global corporate giants can act with impunity while governments turn a blind eye or even offer support. The report, “40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, Union Carbide’s toxic waste yet to be removed” (Inside pages, December 2), is a stark and ugly reminder of the unfulfilled promises of justice.
Faisal Bava,
Malappuram, Kerala
Published – December 03, 2024 12:24 am IST
