JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED ******************************** In the legendary interminable case of “Jarndyce Vs Jarndyce” in Dickens’ “The Bleak House”‚ characters have grown old‚ been born into‚ married into‚ and been divorced from various plaintiffs and defendants and awaited judgement with fond hope as if to The Last Day of Judgement. In this novel‚ Charles Dickens brings forth a long-running litigation which is an embodiment
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Justice Delayed Justice Denied Justice delayed and justice denied means that if justice is not carried out right away timely‚ then even if it is carried out later it is not really justice because there was a period of time when there was a lack of justice. In vogue justice delayed justice denied is a very smooth saying. But it is not as easy to understand without clarification as to what actually is meant by the delay of justice. Justice is something meant to be handled at the present moment
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extra-ordinary hurry-up of cases by whatever means. As justice delayed is justice denied‚ similarly‚ the saying‚ justice hurried is justice buried is equally true. Therefore‚ sufficient‚ reasonable and due hearing of every cases with consideration of its circumstances is the necessary requirement of natural justice and balance of convenience. In fact‚ the untiring efforts put by fear and flavorless Indian Judiciary is doing commendable job of imparting justice in spite of so many difficulties‚ which created
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RE: Assignment 2.1 - What is Justice? The ideological score I received on the brainstorming worksheet was 7. Now that can mean different things depending on how people look at different scenarios and situations when it comes to justice. Justice in my own definition would be giving each person what he or she deserves or in other terms‚ giving each person his or her due. However‚ many people relate the terms fairness and justice. Justice has usually been used with the reference to
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Through hundreds of years‚ the society has been changing and evolving. In Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales" and Matt Groening’s "The Simpsons"‚ both contexts reflect the negative attitude of their respective society. Both texts criticize similar areas of humanity using methods such as satire‚ irony and humour. With these techniques‚ as well as the type of medium‚ it is an effective way of presenting the issues of society. Chaucer depicts each character satirically or sincerely‚ according to the character’s
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‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ – a much quoted line the world over. As I look at the variety of criminal cases involving high profile people‚ I see that they tend to move quickly and gain positive results‚ mostly in the favour of the defendant. Recently‚ the powerful banker Mr Dominique Struass Kahn was involved in allegations that led to his public demise. Only a few weeks back‚ it looked like an open and shut case‚ but since then a steadily falling house of cards has been unravelling and the
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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED On paper we are all free and equal citizens of the republic but neither the freedom nor the equality are equally distributed. There are so many ways in which “free” India keeps vast numbers of its citizenry in conditions akin to slavery and servitude but here I invite you to think about those who are deprived of freedom in the name of law and justice. Over two thirds of India’s prisoners are under-trials‚ i.e. being held in custody pending trial. About 75% of
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There are countless and innumerable arrears in High courts and Supreme Court‚ and one crore and more in lower courts pending disposal. It is beyond dispute that credibility in courts to administer justice is almost shaken. The impending causes of the backlog of cases are in built arising out of wastage of time at several stages of the legal procedure at different levels of the hierarchal system. This can be overcome to a larger extent "Through a conscionable campaign of the judges by the judges for
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Weeks and days just before Christmas shopping centers are overflowing with cars‚ lines are out the door‚ parents are pulling their hair out and all for what? In the episode‚ “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” there is a sense of urgency for Christmas seen through almost every character. This episode shines a light on the un-talked about Christmas issue (the meaning of Christmas). The controversy around the issue is that the true purpose of Christmas has been washed away with it being the consumer
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O.J Simpson‚ an ex-sports celebrity and a former actor was featured on a cover of Time magazine on June 27‚ 1994. He was on trial for the murder of his wife Nicole. The same portrait was published by Newsweek magazine but there was one major difference between the two cover portraits. Newsweek used the unaltered photo of Simpson while Time magazine decolored the image darkening his face. Many people claimed it was a deliberate attempt to demonize him. Could this be a show of racism? Such were the
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