When Will We Find Our John Grisham?

(By Narayan R.,* Advocate, Thiruvananthapuram)

 

Chinthamani Kola Case: A Legal thriller-- screams the posters of the Suresh Gopi movie.

 

Lawyers, legal stories and dramas have enjoyed popularity in the screen (remember James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder, or Gregory Peck as the suave Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, or even our desi screen super-lawyers including Amitabh Bachchan in Zamaanath, Mammootty in Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary etc.); in television (Ally McBeal, The Practice, etc.) as well as in popular fiction.

 

Who can forget the tales of King Solomon the Just; or Shakespeare’s brilliant Portia who defends Antonio and her unforgettable words:

‘…take thou thy pound of flesh; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed one drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the law of Venice, confiscate unto the state of Venice.’                                                                              (The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I).

 

Whatever be the perception of lawyers among the public, one thing is sure, legal thrillers _^[i] are a big hit among the mystery- thriller reading public.

 

Glancing through the fiction bestseller charts, we can see the presence of an overwhelming percentage of novels belonging to the legal- fiction category occupying, in some weeks, up to half the charts. Every succeeding year sees major new talents breaking into print, a further indication, if any needed, of the genre’s robust health and unflagging energy. What Arthur C. Clarke, Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells and Isaac Asimov were to science fiction; Erle Stanley Gardner (creator of Perry Mason) John Grisham, Scott Turow, John Mortimer and Steve Martini are to legal- fiction today. Why are so many lawyers dabbling in fiction? The question is a timely one in the light of the current rash of legal suspense novels.

 

Crime fiction has always been concerned with right and wrong; when the detective apprehends the murderer, there is a sense that the world has been reclaimed from chaos, that order has been established. Legal- fiction takes this idea even further, as the characters struggle to understand not simply right and wrong but justice- a far more elusive and difficult concept. The desire for justice in a world that seems unjust in the extreme is shared not only by lawyers but also by the common man, and this may be the major reason why legal- fiction has taken a lead ahead of contemporary crime fiction.^_[ii]

 

In the words of John Grisham, king of legal thrillers:

There are several reasons. First, every lawyer has a good story. We lawyers get involved with people who have messed up their lives, and their mistakes make fascinating stories. Street lawyers see the underbelly of society. Corporate lawyers see high-stakes shenanigans. And since law school and bar exams require some measure of talent with the written word, lawyers think they can add a twist here and a subplot there and produce a real thriller. Second, most lawyers would rather be doing something else. The profession is overcrowded and the competition is fierce. Most of the work is terribly boring. There is tremendous dissatisfaction within the profession, and almost every lawyer I know is looking for a way out. Third, lawyers dream of big, quick money. A gruesome car wreck, an oil spill, a fat fee for a leveraged buyout, a large retainer from a white-collar defendant. It just goes with the turf. A nice advance against royalties, some foreign rights, maybe a movie deal, and suddenly there is cash galore^._[iii]

 

 

Again, the startling publishing success of the legal thrillers since the late 1980’s also can be related to massive changes in the historical conditions, which underpin the production and consumption of suspense fiction. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the disintegration of the Eastern Block and the end of the Cold War made the old style spy thrillers obsolete. Legal thrillers stepped into this niche in the market, proving to be a big, big success.

 

The novels of lawyers John Grisham, Scott Turow, Richards North Patterson and Lisa Scottoline now command a huge market in India. John Grisham’s The Firm became a blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, while Harrison Ford starred in the film adaptation of Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent. However, while there is a robust following of the legal thriller genre in India, few lawyers in India have taken up to legal thriller writing. This is surprising, for one of the first works that focused on law and justice- Sudraka’s Mricchakatika, was from India itself, written in the 1st century AD.

 

Only a handful of writers from India have dabbled in this genre over the past hundred years or so. In 1933, Partha Chatterjee wrote Princely Imposter, based on the true-life ‘Bhawal case’ where a person long thought dead miraculously returned to claim a stake in the family property culminating in an exciting courtroom drama. Tamil Author Devan’s Justice Jagannathan written in 1956 was another exciting courtroom drama based on a murder case. In the Seventies lawyer Harsh Bahadur wrote a couple of novels, including The Case of the Sprightly Widow featuring lawyer S.H. Jung, a perfect Perry Mason pastiche along with a Della Street prototype secretary- Nina Sinha. Likewise K.P. Bahadur wrote a series of detective stories/ whodunits featuring lawyer- detective Kumar, including The Case of the Poisoned Cat and Murder in the Delhi Mail. So also, Bombay lawyer K.L. Gauba brought to life in fiction form some interesting trials that took place in various courtrooms of India. Collections include The Shamim Rahmani Case and Other Famous Trials, Famous Trials for Love and Murder, Sensational Trials of Crime etc. But for these works there are no other major contributions to legal thrillers from India.

 

Closer home, in Kerala, we can cite examples of many a lawyer/ judge (or persons who studied law) making it big in the world of literature- including Changambuzha Krishna Pillai, O. Chandu Menon, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Malayattoor Ramakrishnan, C.V. Sreeraman, E. V. Krishna Pillai, C.I. Parameswaran Nair, E.M. Koovoor, M.G. Mathew, Shyam Mohan, Murali J. Nair, K.V. Namboothiri, M.N. Govindan Nair, Chandrasekhara Narayanan, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, M.G. Kesava Pillai, C. Sasidharan Pillai, Umayanelloor Sivasankara Pillai, C.S. Sajad etc. However none of these authors focused their attention on legal thriller writing….. or for that matter popular fiction writing. Advocate P.G. Thampi, the present Director General of Prosecutions, State of Kerala, is a renowned author of horror novels, and Kerala born former lawyer Hugh Gantzer and lawyer Arvind Nayar have a couple of spy novels to their credit.

 

However, a couple of lawyers from Kerala do have published fiction to their credit belonging to this genre. The most famous contribution being the Cherappayi Kathakal by Ipe Paramel. Though the stories are not thrillers per se- they make interesting reading. Paramel, with his unique humorous prose style, takes us through the life and times of Vakil Cherappayi in and outside the courtroom such that they make hilarious reading. The Cherappayi Kathakal have been compared to that of English Barrister Henry Cecil’sBarrister Roger Thursby Stories and lawyer John Mortimer’s Rumpole Stories in terms of its scathing wit and humour. Likewise Advocate P.V. Thampi, brother of the aforementioned P.G. Thampi, and a prolific writer of horror novels has a single contribution to this genre- Avatharam. But for these two lawyers few others have taken to this genre in Kerala. The only major contributor to legal thriller writing in Kerala was from P. Parameswaran Nair, who surprisingly had no training in law. In the early Eighties, the author self- published a series of courtroom dramas including The Case of the Mousy Manager, The Case of the Spookish Spouse, The Case of the Traveling Toxin, The Case of the Innocent Witness etc. Set in the courtrooms of Kerala, the series protagonist was one lawyer Stewart Sangster, who along with Inspector Sam Laxter solved the most baffling of crimes. Perfect pastiches of Perry Mason novels, the novels bordered on ludicrousness so far as courtroom action and legal procedure were concerned. However, the books are out-of-print today.

 

Legal thriller movies be it Mohnalal’sAdhipan, Mammotty’s Adikurippu or even Balachandra Menon’s Vilambaram (incidentally Menon is a law graduate) have been huge hits- and the success of Chinthamani Kola Case also shows that the people love good mysteries. And the time is ripe….. Who among us is going to be the John Grisham of India?

 

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*  Advocate, Thiruvananthapuram and author of A Fiction of Law : 300 years of LegalFiction Contact the author at advnarayan@yahoo.com.

 

i. Books classified as legal thrillers invariability feature a lawyer/judge as the protanist. It is usually a sub-genre of the detective story in which the major characters are lawyers/judges/or even the law itself. Courtroom dranas come within this purview.

 

ii. William Bernhardt, 'Introduction: If Everyone Hates Lawyers so Much, Why Are They Buying Our Books?" Legal Briefs (William Bernhardt Ed., Headline Publication, 1998), p. 7.

 

iii. The Rise of the Legal Thriller" : Why Lawyers are Throwing the Books At Us", New York Times Book Review(18 October 1992), 33.

Comment on 2006 (2) KLT Journal 86 & 2006 (2) KLT Journal 129

(By Kallada Sukumaran, Advocate, Cochin)

 

This is to offer comments on the conflicting views expressed in the two Articles appeared in 2006 (2) KLT Journal page 86 under the head “Lok Sabha Speaker and Parliament” by Sri. V. Bhaskaran Nambiar, former Judge of Kerala High Court and the reply Article vide 2006(2) KLT-Journal page 129 by Sri. K.Ramakumar, Advocate, the matter relates to the powers and privileges vested in the Parliament for expulsion of its Members for alleged receipt of bribe as ‘cash for question hour’ and the scope of immunity available to the Parliament from judicial intervention. The refusal by the Speaker, Lok Sabha to accept notices issued by the Supreme Court in the Writ Petitions filed by the aggrieved members challenging the expulsion proceedings of Parliament triggered a new tug-of-war between the Judiciary and the Parliament attracting extensive public interest in recent times. The view taken in the Article that there is no express power of expulsion of a Member conferred on the House is not in dispute. However, the view expressed by Sri. V.Bhaskaran Nambiar, learned retired Judge, in the Article that provisions seem to indicate that at present there is no much power impliedly conferred on the House (authorising expulsion of its Members) does not appear to be sustainable, when examined carefully with reference to the relevant provisions in the Constitution and leading decisions of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court interpreting the scope and extent of the power and privileges of the Parliament.

 

The Indian Constitution recognised in principle certain privileges of Legislatures, following example of the House of Commons in England, which possess the oldest privileges of Legislatures in the world. However, our Constitution does not exhaustively enumerate privileges of the Legislature but only mentions few of them and for the rest of salient concept of legislative privileges, the Constitution virtually recognised those practised by the House of Commons as on the date of commencement of our Constitution. Article 105(3) of the Constitution originally provided that powers and privileges of each House of Parliament and Members and Committees of each House shall be such as may from time to time be defined by law and until so defined, shall be those of the House of Commons of the Parliament of United Kingdom and of its Members and Committees at the time of commencement of the Constitution.

 

Article 105 underwent an amendment in 1976 vide S.21 of the Amendment Act of the Constitution, which was later repealed by the Forty Fourth Amendment Act, 1978, restoring the original clause (3) of Article 105. The effect of the Amendment is that the existing privileges of the Parliament shall continue on the analogy with those of the House of Commons, until replaced by privileges defined by law (No such law has been passed by the Parliament so far).

 

The expulsion of Members were admittedly carried out by the Parliament on the strength of the recommendation of the Eithics Committee of the House on ground of proved misconduct of the Members committed in the course of discharge of Parliament business. Whether misconduct or allegations against a Member amounts to breach of privileges of the House is a matter to be decided by the House itself vide M.S.M. Sarma v. Srikrishna Sinha - reported in AIR 1959 SC 395 (Search Light ‘Case’), Here the issue is not one of disqualification, as correctly opined by learned Advocate Sri. K. Ramakumar in his reply article 2006 (2) KLT Journal P. 129.

 

Explusion of a member by the Parliament results in the termination of his Membership and consequent vacancy of his seat which is to be filled up by election. That being so, the question of settlement of any dispute regarding disqualification of a member under Article 103, by the President, or of the existence or otherwise of any law passed by the House inserting explusion as an additional ground for disqualification in Article 102(1) does not arise here as a relevant matter for discussion.

 

The exclusive power of Parliament to award punishment to a wrong - doer or on an erring Member for breach of privilege or contempt of the House is beyond dispute. However, Constitution does not provide for classification of various types of breach of privileges or contempt for imposing any scheduled punishment by Parliament or Legislature. Parliament is the sole authority to decide the quantum of punishment for its members held liable for the charges of misconduct or breach of privileges, which may extend to expulsion from the House or other lesser punishment in its discretion, depending on gravity of the wrong committed. There can be no basis for the contention as raised by the learned Retired Judge, Sri. V. Bhaskaran Nambiar that punishment of a member for breach of privilege or contempt of the House shall ‘stop short’ of expulsion from the Membership.

 

The House is the Supreme authority to regulate its internal proceedings and to decide all matters arising in connection with the conduct of Parliamentary business. See the leading decision in Bradlaugh v. Gazzel - 12QBD, 271. Bradlaugh’s case, challenging the action of the Seargent - at - arms of House of Commons preventing his entry into the House, was dismissed by the Queen’s Bench, holding that House of Commons could not be controlled by courts in all matters arising within its precincts. In India, Constitution provides for immunity for the proceedings of the Parliament from being challenged in courts on ground of procedural irregularities. See Article 122(1) - Members and Officers of Parliament empowered for regulating procedure or conduct of Parliamentary business are exempted from jurisdiction of any court. See Article 122(2).

 

Judicial review on the Constitutional validity of the proceedings of Parliament to punish or expel its Members and adjudication by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on connected/incidental issues as opined by Sri. V.Bhaskaran Nambiar, learned retired Judge cannot, in my view, effectively solve the problems arising out of Judiciary - Legislature controversies. This is evident from the conflicting views and judicial interpretations of the Constitution Bench and larger Bench decisions of the Supreme Court in leading and sensational cases relating to the subject. The principles laid down by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in ‘Search Light Case’ (supra) emphasising the significance of the powers, and immunity conferred on the Legislature in dealing with breach of its privileges, is seen almost twisted or sidetracked by Supreme Court in the majority opinion of a larger Bench in the matter of Reference under Art.143(1) of the Constitution in Kesava Singh’s case (AIR 1965 SC.745). In ‘Search Light Case’, the Supreme Court held that any denial of powers, privileges and immunity vested in the House on an anology with those of the House of Commons, at the time of commencement of the Constitution, tantamounts to re-making of the Constitution and not an interpretation of it. It was also laid down that provisions of Articles 105(3) and 194(3) are constitutional laws, not ordinary laws and thus they are as supreme as provisions relating to Fundamental rights in Part-Il. In other words, infringment of fundamental rights cannot be recognised as a plea against invoking breach of privileges or contempt proceedings initiated by Legislature, The decisions of Supreme Court in the Reference matter does not tender any opinion as regards fundamental rights in general, except specifically restricting the principles laid down in ‘Search Light Case’ to Art.19(1)(a) alone. The Larger Bench also upheld the jurisdiction of the High Court under Art.226 to issue writ of Habeas Corpus against any authority, including the Legislature and clarified that Art. 212 does not operate as a limitation of courts to testify the legality of any action of Legislature.

 

It is interesting to note that the Allahabad High Court, while dismissing on merits the Writ Petition filed by Kesava Singh, vide Kesava Singh v. Speaker, Legislative Assembly U.P. & Ors. AIR 1965 All. 349), largely followed dictums laid down by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in ‘Search Light case’ in preference to the larger Bench findings of the Supreme Court rendered in the above Reference matter (supra). The Allahabad High Court held that Legislature is the sole Judge and master of its own procedure to decide whether breach of privileges or contempt of the House has been committed by any person and thus negatived the jurisdiction of the High Court to sit in judgment over the legal or constitutional validity of the contempt proceedings initiated by the Legislature. This decision of the Allahabad High Court is really in striking contrast with the finding of the larger Bench of the Supreme Court in the Reference Matter, upholding the jurisdiction and authority of the High Court in issuing writs or other orders, against proceedings or actions by Legislatures. The Advisory opinion of Supreme Court, not being a judgment coming within the purview of Art.141 of the Constitution, cannot be taken as a touch-stone to examine the correctness or otherwise of the said judgment of the Allahabad High Court.

 

A short comment on the legal proposition stated by learned Advocate Sri. K. Ramakumar in his reply Article. The proposition that Articles 121 and 122 when read together evolve a code of conduct for mutual respect (between the Legislature and Judiciary) and one agency cannot entrench upon areas ear-marked for the other, is only a theoretical one. See the majority decision of the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharathy v. State of Kerala (AIR. 1973 SC 1461) which upheld the power of Parliament to amend each and every Article of the Constitution, so long as the basic elements of Constitutional structure are not abrogated nor denuded of their identity. Sikri C.J. pointed out five items, consisting of the basic structure of the Constitution, which are beyond the amending power of Parliament under Article 368. It is also clarified in the judgment that the items listed as the basic structure of the Constitution are only ‘illustrative’ and not ‘exhaustive’ which would mean that the Judges can at will add whatever they feel to be part of the basic elements of the constitutional structure and declare any amendments of Constitution as unconstitutional and invalid, if the Judges feel that the amendment would ‘abrogate’ or ‘emasculate’ the basic structure and frame-work of the Constitution. The decision of the larger Bench of the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharathy’s case clearly indicate that the court, in effect, trenched upon the Legislative domain of Parliament and re-stated Parliament’s power under Art.368 to amend the Constitution, introducing pre-conditions for validity of such amendment, in a manner not contemplated by the Constitution.

 

As regarding the controversial question under discussion, I too share the views of learned Advocate Sri. K. Ramakumar that Speaker of Lokha Sabha Sri. Somanath Chatterji is perfectly right when he took the stand that the issue (Power of Parliament expelling its erring Members) is beyond jurisdiction of courts.

 

The question of Legislative - Judiciary confrontations did not subside with the Advisory opinion rendered by Supreme Court in the matter of Reference in Kesava Singh’s issue (supra), The possibilities of such controversies, sometimes leading to constitutional stalemate in future, cannot be ruled out altogether. 

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(By C.A. Chacko, Advocate, Ernakulam)

 

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H-¶v-

F-d-Wm-Ip-fw-

16.-8.-2006

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Xm-¦Ä- GÂ-¸n-¨n-cp-¶- A-¸oÂ- 30.-8.-06\v- _-lp.- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- hm-Z-¯n-\p- h-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.- Cu- I-¯v- In-«n-bm-ep-S³- h-¡o-em-¸o-kp-am-bn- _-Ô-s¸-Sp-hm³- XmÂ]-cy-s¸-Sp-¶p.-

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H-ä-¡m-e³- I-«n-¡-®-S-bp-sS- I-®n-eq-sS- \m-cm-b-W-]-Wn-¡À- Cu- I-¯v- hm-bn-¡p-hm³- hm-kp-hn-s³-d- Nm-b-¡-S-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- ho-Sp-h-sc- D-Å- k-a-bw- F-Sp-¯p.-

""Pm-\-Io- \-½p-sS- tI-kv- 30.-8.-06\v- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- hm-Z-¯n-\v- h-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.''

ho-«n-te-¡v- ImÂ- F-Sp-¯v- h-bv-¡p-¶-Xn-\p-ap-t¶- ]-Wn-¡À- `m-cy-sb- hn-fn-¨v- Im-cyw- ]-d-ªp.-

ho-Sn-s³-d- ]n-¶n-se- ]-Sn-¡Â- Nq-en-\v- CuÀ-¡nÂ- Io-dn-s¡mI-­n-cp-¶- Pm-\-In- D-¯-cw- H-¶pw- ]-d-ªn-Ã.- h-f-sc- \nÀ-hn-Im-c-X-tbm-sS- tI-«n-cp-¶ Pm-\-In-bp-sS- A-Sp-t¯-¡v- ]-Wn-¡À- sN-¶p.- h¡o-en-s³-d- A-dn-bn-¸v- ImÀ-Uv- Im-Wn-¨p.-

 

""F-d-Wm-Ip-f-s¯- h-¡o-em-¸o-knÂ- \n-¶m- A-dn-bn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.- a-p-¸-Xmw- Xo-b-Xn- hm-Zw- B-W-s{X-.'' h-f-sc- B-Ëm-Z-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À- `m-cy-tbm-Sv- ]-d-ª-Xv.- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- \n-Êw-K-X- ]Wn-¡-sc- th-Z-\n-¸n-¨p.-

""sk-¡³-d¸o-ev- ^-b-enÂ- kzo-I-cn-¡p-hm³- X-¡-Xm-b- \n-b-a-{]-iv-\w- D-s­-I¶m-Wv- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-ev- ]-d-ª-Xv.- XoÀ-¨-bm-bpw- \-½p-sS- tI-kv- hm-Zw- tI-«v- hn-[n-]-d-bpw''.-

 

ho-­Ipw- `m-cy-sb- k-t´m-jn-¸n-¡p-hm³- ]-Wn-¡À- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- D-²-cn-¨p- ]-d-ªp-sImI-­n-cp-¶p...-

 

aq-¯-a-I-sf- {]-k-hn-¨p- In-S-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv- tIm-S-Xn- tI-kn-s\-¡p-dn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Zy-am-bn- `m-cy-tbm-Sv- ]-d-ª-Xv-.- H-ä-¸m-ew- ap³-kn-^v- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- sam-gn-sIm-Sp-¯v- B-ip-]-{Xn-bnÂ- F-¯n-b- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Zyw- `m-cy-tbm-Sv- ]-d-ª-Xv- tI-kn-\p- sam-gn-sIm-Sp-¯-Im-cy-am-Wv.- `m-cy-bp-sS- A-Sp-¯v- In-S-¡p-¶- X-s³-d- k-oa-´-]p-{Xn-sb- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Zy-am-bn- {i-²n-¡p-¶-Xv- tI-kp-Im-cyw- ]-d-ªp- XoÀ-¯-Xn-\p-ti-jw- am-{X-am-Wv-.- Ip-ªn-s\- I-¿n-Â- F-Sp-¯v- Ip-ªn-s³-d- ap-J-¯p-t\m-¡m-sX- ]Wn-¡À- `m-cy-tbm-Sp- ]-d-ªp-:-

 

""\-½-fp- P-bn-¡pw- Pm-\-Io,-- \-½p-sS- tI-kv- P-bn-¡pw-''.

]-Wn-¡À- H-cp- N-S-§p-t]m-se- Ip-«n-sb- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- A-Sp-¯v- In-S-¯n.-

 

A-¶v- Xp-S-§n-b-Xm-Wv- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- \n-Ê-w-K-X-.- aq-¯-a-IÄ-¡n-t¸mÄ- 33 h-b-Êm-bn.- A-hÄ-¡v- 2 Ip-«n-I-fm-bn.- 33 hÀ-j-¯n-\n-S-bnÂ- F-{X-tbm- X-h-W-IÄ- F-{X-tbm- A-h-[n-IÄ- tI-kn-s\-¡p-dn¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p.-

 

""]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-ev- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- P-Uv-Pn- B-tII-­- B-fm.- A-ªq-dp-dp-¸n-I- tI-kv- _-©nÂ- h-cp-¯n-¡m³- Kp-a-kv-X³- ^o-kv- hm-§n-¨-t¸mÄ- ]-d-ª-Xm''.

 

Pm-\-In- ]-Wn-¡À- ]-d-ª-Xp- tIÄ-¡m-sX- F-gp-t¶-äv- A-I-t¯-¡v- t]m-bn.-

"'c-­Ip-tIm-S-Xn-I-fpw- X-Ån-b- hm-Z-am-Wv.- H-cp-]m-Sv- ]-Wn-bpI-­v.- samg-n- ]-IÀ-¸pw- hn-[n-]-IÀ-¸pw- ]-Tn-¡-Ww.- B-[m-c-hpw- {]-am-W-§-fpw- ]-Tn-¡-Ww.- I-gn-ª-Im-e- hn-[n-IÄ- h-¨v- hm-Zw- \-S-¯-Ww.- \n-b-a-{]-iv-\w- kr-jv-Sns¨-Sp-¡-Ww.- Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bn-se- A-tX- tImÀ-«p-^o-kp- sI-«-Ww.- Iq-Sm-sX- h-¡oÂ-^o-kv- 30,-000/-þ cp-]-bm-Ipw....- B-Zyw- 20,-000/þ X-c-Ww.- tI-kv- ]-cn-K-W-\-bv-¡p-h-cp-¶- Zn-h-kw- ImÀ-U-b-¡pw...- A-Xn-\p- ap³-]v- _m-¡n- 10,-000/þ cq-]- F-¯n-¡-Ww''.-

 

`m-cy- A-I-t¯-¡v- t]m-b- iq-\y-X-bnÂ- t]m-kv-ävImÀ-UnÂ- t\m-¡n-b- ]-Wn-¡-sc- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h¡o-en-s³-d- hm-¡p-IÄ- HmÀ-½n-¸n-¨p.-

]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- ap-J-¯v- km-h-[m-\w- G-tXm- H-cp- B-[n- ]-SÀ-¶p.-

""20,-000/þ cq-]-sIm-Sp-¯-Xv- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- B-§-f-bp-sS- Ø-ew- hn-än-«m-Wv.- C-\n- Rm³- F-hn-sS- \n-¶v- 10,-000/þ cq-]- DI-­m-¡pw.- 30þmw- Xo-b-Xn-¡p-ap-¼v- ]-Ww- F-¯n-¡-Ww.-''

 

]n-jm-c-Sn h-¡o-en-s³-d- ^o-kp- ]-d-bp-¶- ap-J-am-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- a-\-Ên-en-t¸mÄ.- F-{X- emL-h-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv- h-¡oÂ- ^o-kv- ]-d-bp-¶-Xv.- \n-b-a-{]-iv-\w- I-­Ip- ]n-Sn-¡m-\p-Å- ^o-km-Wv- þ Substantial Question of Law.

 

""F-s³-d- ^o-kv- h-f-sc-Ip-d-hm-Wv-. Rm³- \n-§-sf-t¸m-ep-Å-h-tcm-Sv- F-s³-d- ]-Wn-¡p-Å- ^okv- t]m-epw- hm-§m-dn-Ã''.-

h-¡oÂ- X-s³-d- F-fn-a-sImI-­v- A-l-¦-cn-¨-Xv- A-bm-fq-sS- \-Ã- a-\-Êm-bn-t«- ]-Wn-¡À-¡p- tXm¶n-bp-Åq.-

 

H-c-p-h-iw- N-cn-ªv- In-g-t¡m-«v- Nm-ªp- \nÂ-¡p-¶- ho-Sn-s³-d- ]-Sn-ªm-sd- A-ä-s¯- Xq-WnÂ- Xm-§n- ho-«n-te-¡v- ]-Wn-¡À- I-b-dn-b-Xv- F-t´m- H-¶v- \n-\-¨p-d-¨-t]m-s-e-bm-bn-cp-¶p.-

""\n-§Ä- tI-kp- \-S-¯n- F-Ãmw- X-p-e-¨p.- C-\n- B-sI-bp-Å-Xv- Cu- Xm-en-am-e- am-{X-am-Wv.- AsX-s¶- Xo-¿nÂ- h-¨n-t«- \n-§Ä-¡p- sImI-­p-t]m-hm³- H-¡q''.

A-I-¯p-\n-¶pw- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- A-eÀ-¨- tI-«p.-

""F-¶m-epw- Pm-\-In- \-½-fp- P-bn-¡pw- P-bn-¡m-Xn-cn-¡n-Ã''.-

B-Zy-s¯- tZ-jyw- am-{X-ta- Pm-\-In-¡p-Åq- F-¶pw- ]n-s¶-¸n-s¶- Xm³- ]-d-bp-¶-Xn-\-¸p-dw- Zm¼-Xy-tc-J-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- H-cn-S am-dn-Ã-sb-¶pw- 35 hÀ-j-s¯- H-cp-an-¨p-Å- Po-hn-Xw-sImI-­v- ]-Wn-¡À-¡p-d-¸m-bn-cp-¶p.-

 

cIv-­v-

 

hm-Zn-{]-Xn-I-fp-sS- hm-Z-{]-Xn-hm-Z-§-fnÂ- \n-¶pw- \n-b-a-{]-iv-\w- I-­Ip-]n-Sn-¡p-¶- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- h-¡o-e-·m-cp-sS- _p-²n- A-]m-cw- X-s¶...- hm-Zn- A-\ym-b-¯nÂ- ]-d-bp-¶- Im-cy-§Ä- \n-b-a-h-im-tem- Im-cy-h-im-tem- \n-e-\nÂ-¡-¯-¡-X-Ã,- Xm-sg- hy-à-am-bn- k½--Xn-¡p-¶sXm-gn-sI- _m-¡n- k-I-e- Im-cy-§-fpw- {]-Xn- \n-tj-[n-¡p-¶p,- F-¶p- Xp-S-§p-¶- ]-{Xn-I-hm-bn-¡p-t¼mÄ- hm-Zn-bp-sS- N-¦n-Sn-¨p-t]m-Ipw.- F-¶n-«pw- F-{X- Iq-ken-Ãm-sX-bm-Wv- h-¡o-e-·mÀ- A-Xv- ssI-Im-cyw- sN-¿p-¶-Xv....-

 

sh-fp-¸n-\v- 5.-25\v- sjmÀ-®q-cnÂ- \n-¶pw- F-d-Wm-Ip-f-t¯-¡v- ]p-d-s¸-«- ]m-k-©À- s{S-bn³- s]cn-bm-dp- I-S-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À- h¡o-e-·m-sc-¡p-dn-¨p-Å- a-l-Xv- Nn-´-I-fnÂ- \n-¶pw- D-WÀ-¶-X-v.-

 

s{S-bn-\nÂ- \n-¶p-Nm-Sn- F-gp-t¶-äv- s\-©nÂ- ssI-h-¨v- I-®pI-f-S-¨v- in-h-cm-{Xn- a-W-¸p-d-t¯¡v- Xn-cn-ªv- F-Ã-m-B-Xv-am-¡-sf-bpw- {]-tXy-In-¨v- X-s³-d- A-½-sb- ]-Wn-¡À- HmÀ-¯p.- ]m-ew- I-S-¶- H¨-bpw- _-lf-hpw- I-gn-ªv- I-®p-Xp-d-¡p-t¼mÄ- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- lr-Z-b-¯nÂ- \n-¶pw- H-cp-Xp-Ån- I®oÀ- ]-p-d-¯p-h-¶p.-

 

""\o-bm-Wv- F-Ãmw- t\m-¡n- \-S-¯n-b-Xvv- s]-§-·m-sc- sI-«n-¨-b-¨p.- \n-\-¡pw- H-cp- Po-hn-Xw- tht­I.- F-Ãm-w- hn-äv- C-\n- _m-¡n-bp-Å- 20 sk³-dpw- ho-Spw- \n-s³-d- t]À-¡v- Rm³- hnÂ-]-{Xw- Fgp-Xm³- D-t±-in-¡m-Wv-''.

 

C-f-b- s]-§-sf- sI-«n-¨-b-¨v- h-c-hv- sN-e-hp- I-W-¡p-IÄ- t\m-¡n- \nÂ-s¡- X-s³d- A-½- tZ-h-In- ]-d-ª- hm-¡p-IÄ...- 33 hÀ-j-s¯- hm-Z-{]-Xn-hm-Z-§-fpw- hn-[n-I-fpw- HmÀ-¯v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³d- B-¸o-knÂ- F-¯p-t¼mÄ- Kp-a-kv-X-\m-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-sc- kzo-I-cn-¨-Xv.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-sc- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- ^-bÂ- F-¯n-¡-Ww- sN-e-hp-IÄ- h-cpw.- cm-hn-se-X-s¶- tI-kp- hnfn-¸n-¡-Ww.- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- hSn-sb- Im-W-Ww.- H-cp- 300/þ cq-]- sN-e-hp- h-cpw-''.

 

`m-cy-bp-sS- Xm-en-am-e-hn-äp-In-«n-b- 8,-500/þ cq-]-bpw- ]-e-tcm-Sm-bn- I-Sw- hm-§n-h-¨- 1,-500/þ cq-]-bpw- Iq-«n- 10,-000/þ cq-]- ¹m-kv-än-Iv- I-h-dnÂ- Nm-¡p-N-c-Sn-s³-d- _-e-¯nÂ- sI-«n-bp-d-¸n-¨mWv- ]-Wn-¡À- F-¯n-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.- I-Sw- hm-§n-¨- 100/þ cq-]- hI-­-n-¡m-ipw.-

 

Kp-akv-X-s³-d- hm-¡p-IÄ- H-cn-Sn-sh-«p-t]m-se- ]-Wn-¡-sc- sR-«n¨-p.-

70 hÀ-jw- Nn-cn-¨- tam-W- ho-­Ipw- H-¶p-Iq-Sn- Xp-d-¶p- Im-«n- Nn-cn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- Kp-a-kv-X-s\- t\cn-«p.-

 

B-¸o-knÂ- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- \n-g-ep-II-­-t¸mÄ- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- D-d-s¡- hn-fn-¨p...-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc...- h-¶m-epw-. C-¶-dn-bmw- Xs³-d- K-Xn...- 55 sIm-Ã-s¯- F-Ãm- hn-[n-I-fpw- ]-Tn-¨v- Rm³- \n-b-a- {]-iv-\w- kr-jv-Sn-¨n-«pI-­v.- _m-¡n- ss]-k- X-t¶m-fq...-''

 

ss]-k- tNm-Zn-¡m³- th-In- am-{X-am-Wv- 55 sIm-Ã-s¯- Im-cyw- ]-d-ª-sX-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À- A-dn-bp-¶pI-­m-hp-tam?-

 

X-s³-d- _-\n-b-s³-d- D-ÅnÂ- \n-¶pw- ¹m-kv-än-Iv- I-hÀ- F-Sp-¯v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- GÂ-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À- X-s³-d- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- a-\-Êm-Wv- k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-¶-sX-¶v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã.-.....- `-K-h-m-s\³- a-\-Êpw- X-cmw...-

 

ss]-k- I-¿nÂ- In-«n-b-Xpw- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- ap-Jw- H-¶p- sX-fn-ªp.-

""]-Wn-¡À- ]-p-d-¯n-cp-t¶-m-fq. Rm³- tI-kp- ]-Tn-¡-s«....- C-¶v- D-{K-hm-Z-am-Wv- \n-§-fp-sS- tIkn -''.

B-Zy-am-bn tIm-S-Xn-Ib-dp-¶- Pq-\n-bÀ- h-¡oÂ- tIm-S-Xn-sb- sXm-gp-¶-Xp-t]m-se- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h¡o-en-s\- sXmgp-Xv- ]-Wn-¡À- ]-p-d-¯n-cp-¶p.-

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- ta-i-s_Â-tI-«v- Pq-\n-bÀ- h-¡oÂ- A-t±-l-¯n-s³-d- ap-dn-bn-te-¡v- I-S-¶p-sN-¶p.-

""You seek an adjournment for this second appeal. F-\n-¡p- kp-J-an-Ã- F-¶p-]-d''

]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- tI-kp-sI-«v- F-Sp-¯p-\o-«n- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ-]-d-ªp.-

]n-s¶- A-Sp-¯- ta-i-s_Â- tI-«p.- Kp-a-kv-X³- A-I-t¯-¡v- sN-¶p.-

""F-tSm- Xm³- ]-Wn-¡-sc- H-¶p- tIm-S-Xn-sbm-s¡- Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡v.-''

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- ]-Wn-¡-cp- tIÄ-s¡- Kp-a-kv-X-t\m-Sp- ]-d-ªp.-

 

Kp-a-kv-X³- H-cp-]m-Sv- Po-hn-X-§Ä,- k-¦-S-§Ä,- Zp-cm-{K-l-§Ä,- hm-in-IÄ,- B-i-IÄ,- {]-Xo-£-IÄ- F-Ãmw- Iq-«n-sI-«n-b- Ip-td- ^-b-ep- sI-«p-IÄ- Nm-bv-¨p-h-¨v- Hm-t«m- hn-fn-¨p.- ]-Wn-¡-sc-bpw- I-b-än- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bn-te-¡v- bm-{X-bm-bn.-

 

"'C-¶-se- h-¡o-ev- D-d-§n-bn-«n-Ã.- Rm-\pw....- K.L.T. s]-dp-¡n- Rm³- a-Sp-¯p-''.-

]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- I-¿nÂ- \n-¶pw- ss]-k- In-«p-hm³- Kp-a-kv-X³- ]-d-ª- hm-¡p-IÄ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- a-\-Ê-n-em-bn-Ã.-

ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- ap-¶nÂ- Hm-t«m- F-¯n-b-t¸mÄ- ^-bÂ- F-Sp-¯v- Kp-a-kv-X³- bm-{X-bm-bn....-

""]-Wn-¡-cv- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bn-te¡v- h-t¶m-fq.- A-hn-sS-bm-Wv- \-½p-sS- tI-kp-hm-Zw-''.

Hm-t«-m-¡m-c³ tNm-Zn-¨- 30/þcq-]- H-cp- sR-«-tem-sS- sIm-Sp-¯v- Hm-t«m- C-d-§n-b- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Im-i-t¯-¡v- t\m-¡n.-

""F-s´m-cp- D-b-c-am...- C-Xv- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-X-s¶...- I-®-S-¡p-¶-Xn-\p- ap-t¶- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- I-b-dm³- I-gn-ªp.-''

\o-Xn-bp-sS- A-Xyp-¶-X- t£-{X-¯n-\p- ap-¶nÂ- AXv-`p-Xm-Z-c-§-tfm-sS- \n-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Xv-a-lÀ-jw- sIm-­Ip.-

 

\m-«n³-]p-d-s¯- In-fn-I-sf- h-fÀ-¯p-¶- Iq-Sp-t]m-e-s¯- en-^v-änÂ- I-b-dn- ap-I-fn-te-¡p-b-cp-t¼mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- kzÀ-¤-I-h-m-Sw- I-S-¶p-t]-m-Ip-¶-Xp-t]m-se- tXm-¶n.-

B-tcm- sXm-Sp-¯p-hn-«- i-cw-t]m-se- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- I-b-dn-b- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- i-co-c-¯n-eq-sS- H-cp- X-Wp-¸p- I-S-¶p-t]m-bn.- X-\n-¡v- ]-\n- h-cp-I-bm-sW-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- tXm-¶n.- Xm³- \m-fn-Xp-hsc- I-b-dn-b- tIm-S-Xn-I-fnÂ- X-Wp-¸p-­Im-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.- X-s³-d- i-co-cw- a-\-Êp-t]m-se- a-c-hn-¨p-t]m-Ip-tam- F-¶p- ]-Wn-¡À- t]-Sn-¨p.-

 

A-tim-I-N-{Iw- h-¨v- Np-äpw- k-Xy-ta-h- P-b-tX- F-s¶-gp-Xn-b- hr-¯w- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- X-e-bn-se- Zn-hy- {]-`m-h-e-bw- t]m-se-bm-Wv- Im-gv-N-a-§n-b- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- tXm-¶n-b-Xv.-

""C-Ã..- C-Ã...- C-\n- am-än- X-cn-Ã.''

 

\n-jv-I-f-¦-am-bn- Nn-cn-¨v- P-U-v-Pn- H-cp- h-¡oep-am-bn- XÀ-¡n-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- am-{X-a-Ã- A-t±-lw- h¡o-ev- tI-kv-am-än-b- Hm-tcm- A-h-[n-I-fpw- F-Sp-s¯-Sp-¯v- ]-d-ªv- tI-Êp-sI-s«-Sp-¯v- ssk-Un-te¡v- am-än-h-¨p.-

 

""\½p-sS- tI-kv- 204 B-Wv.- ]-Wn-¡-cv- Sn.-hn.-bnÂ- X-s¶- t\m-¡n-bn-cn-¡-Ww.-''

F-¶- Kp-a-kv-X-s³-d- \nÀ-t±-i-{]-Im-cw- ]-Wn-¡À- P-Uv-Pn-sb-bpw- Sn.-hn.-sb-bpw- am-dn-am-dn- t\m¡n-sImI-­n-cp-¶p.- F-¶n-«pw- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- II-­n-Ã.- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- B-[n-bm-bn.- Sn.hn-bnÂ- 202 II-­p....- ]-Wn-¡À- hn-bÀ-¯p.-

 

""Rm³- C-sX-Ãmw- t\m-¡n.- C-XnÂ- H-¶pw- C-Ã-''.

P-Uv-Pn- h-¡o-en-t\m-Sv- h-f-sc- `-hy-X-tbm-sS- ]-d-ªp.-

""No My Lord... Ext B6 was not properly considered by the courts below'' h-¡oÂ- Xn-cn-¨p- hm-Zn-¨p.-

""A-Xm-tWm- Question of Law. Mr. \n-§Ä- kp-{]ow- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- ]p-Xn-b- hn-[n- I-t­Im?- AIR 2006 SC 1975... F-¶n-«p-]-d.- Rm³- H-c-h-k-cw- Iq-Sn- X-cmw-'' F-¶p- ]-d-ªp- P-Uv-Pn- tI-kv- Xn-¦-fm-gv-N-bv-¡p-am-än.-

 

Sn.-hn.-bnÂ- 203 II-­p.- ]-Wn-¡À- A-kz-kv-Y-\m-bn.- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- X-e- Np-äp-¶-Xp-t]m-se- tXm-¶n.- ]-Wn-¡À- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- hm-Xn-¡-te-¡v- t\m-¡n- \n-¶p.-

 

Sn.-hn.-bnÂ- 204 h-¶p.- P-Uv-Pn- ^-bÂ- F-Sp-¯v- a-dn-¨v-t\m-¡n.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³d- t]-cv- hnfn-¨p.- D-S-s\- F-hn-sS- \n-t¶m- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- Pq-\n-bÀ- Hm-Sn-h-¶p....-

 

""My Lord, may be after two weeks''

Pq-\n-bÀ- h-¡oÂ- sam-gn-ªp.-

""No... There is nothing in it, both courts below discussed the evidence in detail. Nothing is remaining...''

P-Uv-Pn- Cw-¥o-jnÂ- ]-d-ªp-sImI-­n-cp-¶p.-

 

""No My Lord... may be on next week'' P-Uv-Pn- ]-d-ª-Xv- i-cn-b-Ã- F-¶-Ã...- a-dn-¨v- tI-kv- amän-In-«-W-sa-¶m-Wv- Pq-\n-b-dn-s³-d- A-t]-£.- H-cp- ssI- \o-«n-]n-Sn-¨v- Pq-\n-bÀ- ho-­Ipw- A-t]-£n¨p- sIm-­In-cp-¶p.-

 

""Pass over... at 1.45'' Pq-\n-b-dn-s³-d- A-t]-£- \n-c-k-n-¨v- tIm-S-Xn- tI-kv- 1.-45\p- h-¨p.-

""C-¶p- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡n-sÃ-¶m-Wv- P-Uv-Pn- ]-d-ª-Xv-.- Rm³- ]-d-ªv- 1.-45\v- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡m-sa-¶v- P-Uv-Pn-sb- k-½-Xn-¸n-¨n-«pI-­v.-''

 

a-äm-cpw- tIÄ-¡m-sX- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- sN-hn-bnÂ- ]-d-ªv- Pq-\n-bÀ- H³-]-Xp- \n-e-bnÂ- ]-Wn-XoÀ-¯n-cn-¡p-¶- \o-Xn- km-K-c-¯n-te-¡v- ap-§n.-

 

aq-¶v-

 

""Your Lordship may kindly see, there is a pathway on the southern side of the plaint schedule property and it is evident from Ext. C1 Commission report.... Thus the question of easement of necessity does not arise.... But the courts below....''

 

a-[y-h-b-kv-I-\m-b- H-cp- h-¡oÂ- C-S-bv-¡n-sS- I-®-S- I-¿nÂ- F-Sp-¯pw- Xn-cn-¨p-h-¨pw- hm-Zn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.-

]-Wn-¡À-¡v- H-¶pw- a-\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.-

 

""Mr. Counsel, you read the commission report''

 

""A-\ym-b-]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp- ]-cn-tim-[n-¨-XnÂ- B ]-«n-I- h-gn-b-Ãm-sX- th-sdm-cp- h-gn-bpw- ImWm³- I-gn-ªn-Ã-.- sX-¡p- h-i-¯v- Im-Wp-¶-Xv- A-\ym-b- ]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- sX-t¡- A-cn-InÂ- kv-Yn-Xn-sN-¿p-¶- _m-¯v- dq-an-te-¡v- t]m-Ip-¶- h-gn-bm-Wv....-''

 

P-Uv-Pn- h-¡o-en-s\- t\m-¡n- \n-Ê-lm-b-\m-bn- Nn-cn-¨p.-

 

F-Ãm- ssZ-h-§-fp-sS-bpw- ap-J-hp-am-bn- Zn-hy-{]-`m-h-e-b-¯nÂ- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­n-cn-¡p-¶- P-Uv-Pnsb- t\m-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À- F-Ãmwa-d-¶v- \o-Xn-\ym-b- hy-h-Ø-sb-¡p-dn-¨v- am-{Xw- HmÀ-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.-

 

""X-s³-d- tI-kv- B-Zyw- tI-«-Xv- H-cp- sN-dp-¸-¡m-c³- P-Uv-Pn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.- A-¸o-ep-tI-«-Xv- H-cp- a[y-h-b-kv-I-\m-bn-cp-¶p.- C-¶v- tIÄ-¡p-¶-Xv- A-Xn-epw- {]m-bw- sN-¶- B-fm-Wv.- sN-dp-¸-¡m-c-s³-d- _p-²n-b-tÃ- D-¯-aw... h-b-Êm-bn-sIm-­In-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ- HmÀ-½- \-in-¡n-tÃ...-''

 

A-§-s\- B- t{i-Wn-sb-¡p-dn-¨m-tem-Nn-¨n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- kz-bw- D-¯-cw- In-«n.-

"'h-b-Êm-Ip-t¼mÄ- ]-Iz-X- h-bv-¡pw....- A-t¸mÄ- A-]-Iz-am-b- hn-[n-IÄ- ]-Iz-am-b- _p-²n-sImIv,- A-\p-`-hw-sImI-­v- hoI-­pw- A-f-¶v- t\m-¡pw.-''

""]Wn-¡-tc- \n-§Ä- F-\n-¡v- Im-ip-X-cp-¶-Xv- hn-[n- ]-d-bm-\-Ã.- tI-kv- hm-Zn-¡m-\m-Wv.-''

X-s³-d- tI-kn-s³-d- hn-[n-bm-tbm- F-¶-t\z-jn-¨p-sN-¶- ]-Wn-¡-tcm-Sv- H-ä-¸m-e-s¯- h-¡oev- ]d-ª-Xv- ]-Wn-¡-À- HmÀ-¯p.-

X-s³-d- \n-Ê-lm-b-X- II-­v- A-t±-lw- Iq-«n-t¨À-¯p.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc....- P-Uv-Pn- hm-Zn-bp-sS-bpw- {]-Xn-bp-sS-bpw- hm-Z-ap-J-§-fpw- sX-fn-hp-I-fpw- Xq-¡n-t\m¡n- hn-[n-]-d-bpw-''

 

Iq-Sp-XÂ- sX-fn-hp-IÄ- lm-P-cm-¡n-bmÂ,- A-Xv- hym-P-\m-bm-epw- \nÀ-hym-P-\m-bm-epw- I-\w- IqSn-bmÂ- tI-kv- P-bn-¡pw- F-¶v- ]-Wn-¡-cv- [-cn-¨p-h-¨p.- B- [m-c-W- {]-Im-cw- ap³-kn-^v- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- tI-kv- tXm-äv- A-¸o-ev- sIm-Sp-¯-t¸mÄ- Iq-Sp-XÂ- tc-J-I-fp-am-bm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-cv- h-¡o-en-s\- Im-Wm³- t]m-b-Xv.-

 

P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- Nn-cn-bpw- Xp-d-¶- a-\-Êpw- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- B-Xv-a-hn-i-hm-kw- hÀ-²n-¸n-¨p.- Hm-tcm- tI-kn-s³-d-bpw- hn-[n- D-S³- ]-d-ªp-sIm-Sp-¯v- P-Uv-Pn- h-¡o-en-s\- t\m-¡n- Nn-cn-¡pw...- h-¡o-epw- Nn-cn-¡pw...- Sn- tI-kn-se-Ãmw- P-Uv-Pn- h-¡o-en-\-\p-Iq-e-am-bn- hn-[n- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p.- Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-I-fnÂ- ]-e- hÀ-j-§Ä- tI-«p-tI-«p- I-\w- h-¨- tI-Êp-IÄ- F-{X-th-K-am-Wv- C-hn-S-s¯- P-Uv-Pn- hn[n- ]-d-bp-¶-Xv.- A-Xpw- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­v.- Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bn-se- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- h-¡o-en-s\- tNm-Zyw- sN-¿pw.-  tNm-Zy-¯n-\p-thI-­n- tNm-Zyw- tNm-Zn-¡pw.-- Nn-eÀ- tNm-Zyw- am-{Xw- ]-Tn-¨p-h-cpw.- tNm-Zyw- tNmZn-¨v- h-¡oÂ- D-¯-cw- ]-d-bm³- ssh-In-bmÂ- hn-P-b-`m-h-¯nÂ- ap-Jw- Iq-À-¸n-¨p- ]n-Sn-¡pw.-. -h¡oÂ- X-s³-d- ]-Wn-sb- ]-gn-¨v- Kp-a-kv-X-t\m-Sv- X-s³-d- tZ-jyw- XoÀ-¡pw....-

 

]-Wn-¡À- X-s³-d- 33hÀ-j-s¯- tIm-S-Xn- A-\p-`-h-§-fn-eq-sS- ]n-¶n-te-¡v- t]m-bn.-

C-hn-sS- A-§-s\-b-Ã.- P-Uv-Pn- F-Ãmw- tIÄ-¡p-¶p.- h-¡o-en-s\- t]-cp-hn-fn-¡p-¶p.- A-hÀ- ]-c-kv-]-cw- Nn-cn-¡p-¶p.- k-t´m-jn-¡p-¶p.-

 

A-\ym-b-hpw- ]-{Xn-I-bpw- ho-­Ipw- Np-cp-¡n-sb-gp-Xn,- Xm-sg-tIm-S-Xn- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- A-Xpw- C-Xpw I-In-Ã,- \n-b-aw- hym-Jym-\n-¨-XnÂ- sX-äp- Im-Wn-¨p- F-s¶m-s¡- F-gp-Xn- ]p-dw-¨-«-bnÂ- `-{Z-am-bn- sI-«n-b- Hm-tcm- cI-­mw- A-¸o-epw- P-Uv-Pn- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­v- X-Ån-s¡m-­In-cn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã.-

 

\-½Ä- Hcm-tfm-Sv- A-\n-jv-Sw- Im-Wn-¡p-t¼m-gpw- A-Xv- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­v,- A-bm-sf- th-Z-\n-¸n-¡m-sX- sN-¿-Ww....- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- Dale Carnigie s\ hm-bn-¨p- ]-Tn-¨n-cn-¡pw.-

 

s]-s«-¶v- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­n-cp-¶- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- ap-Jw- Np-h-¶p-h-cp-¶-Xpw- A-t±-lw- h-¡o-en-t\m-Sv- I-bÀ-¡p-¶-Xpw- B-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À- II-­-Xv.-

 

""Rm³- dn-hyq- sN-¿n-Ã...- kp-{]ow- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- t]m-Iq...- Rm³- sN-bv-X-Xv- sX-äm-sW-¦nÂ- AXm-Wp- \n-§-fp-sS- sd-a-Un...-''

P-Uv-Pn tIm-]n-jv-T-\m-bn- ]-d-ªv- ho-­Ipw- Nn-cn-¨p.-

 

""C-t¸mÄ- h-¡o-e-·m-cp-sS- ]p-Xn-b- ]-Wn-bm-Wv- dn-hyq- sIm-Sp-¡Â...- F-´m-Wv- A-¸m-c-s³-d-v- F-dÀ- F-¶v- \n-§Ä- ]-d-bq''.

sam-¯w- t\m-¡n- hn-[n-]-d-ª- P-Uv-Pn- hoI-­pw- H-¶p-Iq-Sn- t\m-¡n- hn-[n-]-d-b-Ww- F-¶m-Wv- h¡o-en-s³-d- B-h-iyw.-

 

B- h-¡o-en-t\m-Sv- X-s³-d- dn-hyq-lÀ-Pn- X-Ån-ta-Sn-¡m-sX- ]n³-h-en-¡p-hm³- P-Uv-Pn- D-]-tZ-in¨p.- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- D-]-tZ-iw- tIÄ-¡m-sX- Xm³- tLm-t-Lm-cw- hm-Zw- ]-d-sª-¶pw- A-Xv- P-U-vPn-b-t±-l-¯n-\p- a-\-Ên-em-bn-sÃ-¶pw- I-£n-tbm-Sv- ]-d-b-W-sa-¦nÂ- h-¡oÂ- F-§-s\- tI-kp- kz-bw- ]n³-h-en-¡pw.-

 

X-s³-d- dn-hyq- lÀ-Pn- PUv-Pn- hm-Zw- tI-«p-X-Å-Ww.- X-Åp-sa-¶- D-¯-a- hn-izm-k-¯nÂ- X-s¶-bm-Wv- sIm-Sp-¯-X-pw.-

""My Lord ground G of my second appeal was not considered by Your Lordship while dismissing the second appeal'' h-¡oÂ- hm-Zn-¨p.-

""None of your grounds were considered. I had only considered the question of law... you had framed only question of fact based on the pleadings''.

 

X-\n-¡v- a-\-Ên-em-Im-¯- s]m-Å-hm-Zw- tI-«v- D-d-§n-t¸m-b- ]-Wn-¡À- H-cp- a-Wn-¡v- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bn-se- ]-Ån-a-Wn- tI-«v- sR-«n-bp-WÀ-¶p...-

Xm³- F-hn-sS-bm-sW-¶p- a-d-¶p-t]m-b- ]-Wn-¡À- I-®p- Xp-d-¶p- t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ- P-Uv-Pn-bpw- h¡o-e-·m-cpw- ]-c-kv-]-cw- t]m-cn-\p- hn-fn-¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se- sXm-gp-Xv- ]p-d-t¯-¡v- t]m-bn.-

 

tIm-S-Xn- ap-d-n-bnÂ- H-ä-¡m-b- ]-Wn-¡À- A-\v-[m-fn-¨p- \n-¶p.- a-lm-Xv-am-Km-\v-[n- am-{Xw- A-t¸m-gpw- ]g-b-t]m-se- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­v- `n-¯n-bnÂ- Xq-§n-In-S-¸pIm-bn-cp-¶p.- 

 

\m-ev-

 

C-cp-]-Xmw- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- X-Wp-¸nÂ- H-ä-s¸-«p-t]m-b- ]-Wn-¡-sc- tam-Nn-¸n-¨-Xv- X-s¶- ko-\n-bÀ- h-¡oÂ- GÂ-]n-¨- tI-kv- Xm³- GÂ-]n-¨- h-¡oÂ- am-än-bn-«p-t­Im- F-¶-dn-bm³- tIm-S-Xn- ap-dn-bn-te-t¡m-Sn- In-X-s¨-¯n-b- H-cp- Xm-Sn-¡m-c³- h-¡o-em-Wv.- Xm³- GÂ-¸n-¨- h-¡oÂ- th-sd- h-¡o-ens\- GÂ-¸n-s¨-¶pw- B- h-¡oÂ- hoI-­pw- th-sd- h-¡o-en-s\- GÂ-¸ns¨-¶pw- Xm-Sn-¡m-c³- h¡oÂ- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã.-

 

""km-td- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- Pq-\n-b-sd- I-tIm....- F-s³-d- tI-kp- hn-fn-¨n-Ã....- Rm³- D-d-§n-t¸m-bn.-''

 

''h-¡o-e-p-h-cpw...- D-¨-I-gn-ªv- P-Uv-Pn-bpw- h-cpw'' F-¶v- tI-«-t¸mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- B-izm-k-am-bn.-

tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- a-Wn-b-Sn-¡p-¶-Xv- B-Zy-am-bn- ]-Wn-¡-cp tIÄ-¡p-¶-Xv- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bn-em-Wv.-

H-ä-¸m-e-¯v- Xm³- ]-Tn-¨- ss{]-a-dn- kv-Iq-fnÂ- 9.-30\v- a-Wn-b-Sn-¡pw.- tZ-io-b- Km-\-¯n-\v- a-Wn-b-Sn-¡pw.- D-¨-bv-¡pw- ssh-In-«pw- a-Wn-bSn-¡pw.- C-hn-sS- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bn-epw- a-Wn-b-Sn-¡pw.-

 

]-Wn-¡À- A-Xv-`p-Xm-Z-c-§-tfm-Spw- AÂ-]w- t]-Sn-tbm-Spw- Iq-Sn- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- hm-XnÂ- Xp-d-¶v- ]p-d-¯n-d-§n.-

k-¦-S-§Ä- B-I-m-i-s¯-bpw- ]q-¡-sf-bpw- a-d-¨p-h-bv-¡pw- F-¶p- ]-d-bp-¶-Xp-t]m-se- sk-¡³-dv- A-¸oÂ- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- hn-i-¸pw- Zm-l-hpw- A-I-än-bn-cp-¶p.- F-¶m-epw- H-cp- N-S-§p-t]m-se- Hcp- Nm-b- Ip-Sn-¡mw- F-¶p- I-cp-Xn- ]-Wn-¡À- hn-im-e-am-b- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bp-sS- h-cm-´-bn-eq-sS- \-S¶v- \-S-¶v- I-d-§-n-Xn-cn-ªv- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- hm-Xn-¡-Â-X-s¶- F-¯n.-

 

F-{X-sb-{X- h-¡o-e-·m-cm-Wv- tIm-S-Xn- h-cm-´-I-fnÂ- \n-¶v- ]-c-kv-]-cw- hm-Zw- ]-d-bp-¶-Xv. X-s³-d- al-Xz-§Ä- hn-fn-¨p-]-d-bp-¶-Xv.- X-s¶-¯-s-¶- s]m-¡n-]n-Sn-¡p-¶-h-t\- s]m-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p-Åq.- X-¶-¯m³- Xm-gv-¯p-¶-h³- C-hn-sS- ho-­Ipw- Xm-gv-¯-s¸-Spw-. h-cm-´-bnÂ- Ip-«n- h-¡o-e-·mÀ- Ku¬- FSp-¯v- tXm-f-¯v- a-S-¡n-bn-«v- Xm-\pw- H-cp- kmÂ-a-­Im-sW-¶- `m-h-¯n-Â- \-S-¡p-I-bm-Wv.-

 

a-Wn- hoI-­pw- ap-g-§n.-

a-Wn- A-Sn-¨p- I-gn-ªmÂ- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- h-cm-´-bnÂ- B-sc-bpw- Im-Wm³- ]m-Sn-Ã- F-¶p- [cn¨- ]-Wn-¡À- D-S-s\- tIm-S-Xn-ap-dn-¡p-ÅnÂ- Hm-Sn-I-b-dn.-

X-s³-d- tI-kv- 1.-45 \m-Wv- F-¶m-Wv- ]-d-ª-Xv.- F-¶n-«pw- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- II-­n-Ã.- Pq-\n-b-sd-bpw- I-­In-Ã.- F-¶m-epw- ]-Wn-¡À- sR-«n-bn-Ã.- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bn-se- X-Wp-¸n-t\m-Sv- ]-Wn-¡À- k-\v-[n-s¸-«n-cp-¶p.-

 

P-\-en-eq-sS- t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ- H-cmÄ- H-cp- C-cp-¼p-h-Sn- ew-_-am-bn- ]n-Sn-¨v- h-Sn-t]m-se- \-S-¶p-t]m-Ip-¶p.- F-´m-Wv- C-cp-¼p-h-Sn- ]n-Sn-¨p-t]m-Ip-¶-Xv?- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- H-¶pw- a-\-Ê-em-bn-Ã.-

]I-­v,- H-cp-]m-Sv- ]-­-Ã,- cm-P-`-c-W-Im-e-¯v- cm-Pm-hn-\p- ap-t¶- hm-fp-ta-´n- t]m-Ip-¶- tbm-²m-hn-s\-t]m-se...-

A-Xm- C-cp-¼p-Z-Wv-Up-[m-cn-bp-sS- ]n¶-m-se- ssI-IÄ- B-ªp- ho-in- P-Uv-Pn- I-S-¶p- h-cp-¶p.-

]-g-b-t]m-se- P-Uv-Pn-bpw- h-¡o-e-·m-cpw- F-gp-t¶-äv- t\À-¡p-t\À- \n-¶v- sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¨n-cp-¶p.-

F-¶n-«pw- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- II-­n-Ã.-

 

h-cpw- h-cm-Xn-cn-¡n-Ã.- H-cp-]m-Sv- Xn-c-¡p-Å- B-f-tÃ.- tI-kv- GÂ-¸n-¡m³- I-¯v- X-¶v- ]m-e-¡m«p- \n-¶v- kp-{_-lv-a-Wy³- h-¡o-ev- F-d-Wm-Ip-f-¯n-\v- ]-d-ª-b-¨-t¸mÄ- ]n-jm-c-Sn-bp-sS- A-]-Zm-\-§Ä- hm-gv-¯n- ]-c-¯n-]m-Sn-bn-cp-¶p.- 

 

]m-e-¡m-Sv- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- A-¸o-ep- \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ- a-cn-¨p-t]m-b- c-­Im-a-s¯- s]-§-fp-sS- a-¡-Ä- I-£n-tN-cm³- sIm-Sp-¯- lÀ-Pn- B-fn-Ãm-sX- X-Ån-t¸m-b-t¸mÄ- A-hÀ- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- X-s¶- F-XnÀ-I-£n- B-bn- lÀ-Pn- sIm-Sp-¯-t¸m-gm-Wv- B-Zy-am-bn- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- X-\n-¡v- t\m-«o-kv- In-«n-b-Xv.- t\m-«o-kv- kp-{_-lv-a-Wy³- h-¡o-en-s\- Im-Wn-¨-t¸m-gm-Wv- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\-¡p-dn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Zyw- tIÄ-¡p¶-Xv.-

 

""Xm³- H-¶pw- t]-Sn¡I-­-tSm...- F-d-Wm-Ip-f-¯v- \-½p-sS- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- GÂ-¸n-¡mw.- Xm³- t]m-tII-­.- H-c-©p- cq-]-bpw- ^-b-epw- \-½Ä- A-b-¨p- sIm-Sp-¯mÂ- a-Xn...''-

 

A-©p-cq-]-sb-¶v- tI-«-t¸mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- hym-[n- am-dn.- sh-dpw- A-©p-cq-]- a-Xn-b-tÃm.- ]n-¶o-Sv- Kpa-kv-X\m-Wv- A-Xv- 5,-000/þ cq-]-bm-sW-¶v- sX-fn-¨p- ]-d-ª-Xv.- 5,-000/þ cp-]- F-§-s\-bm-Wv- sIm-Sp-¯-sX-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À-¡p-X-s¶- A-dn-bn-Ã.- I-£n-tN-cp-hm-\p-Å- lÀ-Pn- A-\p-h-Zn-¡p-I-bpw- sN-bv-Xp.- A-h-Im-in-IÄ- I-£n-tN-cp-¶-XnÂ- BÀ-¡m-Wv- tN-Xw,- F-XnÀ-hm-Zw.-

 

F-¶m-epw- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- t\m-«o-kn-\p- a-dp-]-Sn- sIm-Sp-t¯-]-äq.- X-¸n-s¸-dp-¡n- A-¿m-bn-cw- cq-]- kp-{_-lv-a-Wy³- h-¡o-en-s\- GÂ-¸n-¨p.- kp-{_-lv-a-Wy³- h-¡oÂ- ^-bÂ- A-b-¨p- sIm-Sp-¯p.- ss]-k-bpw-!-

 

F-´m-bm-epw- \o-Xn-\ym-b-]qÀ-¯n-¡v- s]-§-fp-sS- a-¡Ä- I-£n- tN-tcI-­-Xv- A-Xy-´m-t]-£n-X-am-sW-¶v- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- I-sI-¯n.-

 

D-¨-¡p-ap-t¶- Xp-S-§n- h-¨- H-cp- tI-Ên-s³-d- _m-¡n- tIÄ-¡p-I-bm-Wv- P-Uv-Pn-b-t±-lw.- X-Sn-¨v- N-µ-\-¡p-dn-sXm-«- h-¡oÂ- X-s³-d- {]u-V-am-b- Cw-¥o-jns³-d- Kmw-`o-cyw- F-Ãm-h-cpw- {i-²n-¡p-¶ptIm- F-¶v- ]n-¶n-te-¡v- C-S-bv-¡n-sS- Xn-cn-ªp-t\m-¡n- hm-Zw- \-S-¯n-s¡m-­n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- P-Uv-Pn- Ip¼n-«n-cp-¶v- k-{i-²w- F-t´m- hm-bn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.-

 

""Iq-Sp-X-sem-¶pw- ]-d-bI-­.- Rm³- th-W-sa-¦nÂ- \n-§Ä- c-­Im-a-Xp- sIm-Sp-¯- tI-kn-s\- _m[n-¡m-sX- Cu- sk-¡³-d-¸oÂ- XoÀ-¯p- X-cmw''-

 

""Yes My Lord, that is enough''

A-Xn-\m-Wv- C-{X-am-{Xw- hm-Zn-¨-Xv.- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- hn-P-bw.- sk-¡³-d-¸oÂ- sImSp-¡m-sX-bpw- c-­Im-a-s¯- tI-kv- ap-t¶m-«p- sImI-­p-t]m-Imw.- F-¶m-epw- sk-¡³-d-¸o-ev- sIm-Sp-¯v- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- A-`n-{]m-bw- X-s¶-th-Ww.-

 

P-Uv-Pn- X-s³-d- I-¿n-en-cp-¶- s]³-knÂ- Xn-cn-¨v- ]n-Sn-¨v- kv-sä-t\-m-sb- hn-fn-¨p.-

 

H-cp-]m-Sv- hn-[n- tI-s«-gp-Xn- \nÀ-hn-Im-c-bm-b- kv-sä-t\m- H-cp- Ip-ªp- ]p-kv-X-Iw- a-S-¡n-]n-Sn-¨v- F-gp-t¶-äv- hn-[n-sb-gp-¯m-cw-`n-¨p.-

 

""When the second appeal came up for admision, learned counsel for the appelant submitted that appeal may be closed without prejudice to the contentions raised in the second suit pending before the Munsiff Court Kalpetta. Accordingly by recording his submissions the second appeal is dismissed.''

s]-s«-¶v- h-¡oÂ- Nm-Sn- F-gp-t¶-äp.-

""No My Lord, appeal may be closed''

 

P-Uv-Pn- Nn-cn-¨p-sImI-­v- kv-sä-t\m-tbm-Sv- ]-d-ªp.- ""closed''.

A-§-s\- A-¸oÂ- t¢m-km-bn.-

 

""Dismissal Dw- Close Dw- X-½nÂ- H-cp-]m-Sv- hy-Xym-k-apI-­v.- h-¡o-en\p- ]-d-ªp- \nÂ-¡m-\pÅ- A-h-km-\-s¯- hm-¡m-Wv- ""closed''. "Closed" Dismissal B-bmÂ- h-¡o-en-s³-d- \n-e-\nÂ-]n-s\- _m[n-¡pw.-

 

""\-n-§-fp-sS- tI-kv- c-­Im-a-s¯- tI-kn-s\- _m-[n-¡m-¯- hn-[-¯nÂ- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- hn-[n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.-''-

 

I-£n- kw-Xr-]v-X³...- h-¡o-epw- kw-Xr-]v-X³.....- ]n-s¶- P-Uv-Pn-bpw- a-lm- kw-Xr-]v-X³...- A-§-s\.-

tImÀ-«v- Hm-^o-kÀ- A-Sp-¯- tI-kv- hn-fn-¨v- tI-kv-sI-«v- P-Uv-Pn-¡-p- sIm-Sp-¯p.-

P-Uv-Pn- tI-kv- F-Sp-¯v- Xn-cn-¨pw-a-dn-¨pw- t\m-¡n- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- t]-cp- hn-fn-¨p.-

s]-s«-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À- Nm-Sn- F-gp-t¶-äv- ]p-d-tIm-«p- t\m-¡n.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- h-¶n-«n-Ã.- Pq-\n-bdpw- h-¶n-«n-Ã.-

P-U-v-Pn- tI-kp-sI-«v- a-dn-¨p-sImI-­n-cp-¶p.- AÂ-]w- I-gn-ª-t¸mÄ- H-cp-XpI-­p- t]-¸-dp-am-bn- ]njm-c-Sn-bp-sS- Kp-a-kv-X³- Hm-Sn-h-¶v- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- ]n-¶nÂ- C-cp-¶v- D-d-§p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶ H-cp- sIm¨p- h¡o-en-s³-d- sN-hn-«nÂ- F-t´m- ]-d-ªp.- Sn-bm³- sR-«n-bp-WÀ-¶v- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- ap-¶n-te-¡v- sN¶p.-

 

""My Lord, I am representing the counsel for appellant.. may be on next week''

""No.... No.... You inform the counsel'' F-¶p- ]-d-ªp- hoI-­pw- tI-kp-am-än- ssk-UnÂ- h-¨p.- ""Pass over."

 

""Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bn-em-sW-¦nÂ- C-t¸mÄ- tI-kp- X-Ån-I-f-tª-s\.- C-hn-sS- h-¡o-e-n-\p-thI-­n- tI-kp- hoI-­pw- am-än- h-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.""-]-Wn-¡À- B-Xv-a-K-Xw- sImI-­p''.

 

""h-¡o-ev- No^n-s³-d- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- hm-Zw- \-S-¯n-s¡mI-­n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- C-t¸mÄ- h-cpw''.- Kp-a-kv-X³- B-iz-kn-¸n-¨p-sImI-­v- C-d-§n-t¸m-bn.-

 

P-Uv-Pn- X-s³-d- h-e-Xp- h-i-¯p- am-än-h-¨n-cp-¶- H-cp- tI-sÊ-Sp-¯p- hn-fn-¨p.- h-¡o-en-s³-d- t]cpw- hn-fn-¨p.-

""99þse- sk-¡³-d-¸o-em-Wv.- C-Xp-h-sc- A-Uv-an-äv- sN-bv-Xn-«n-Ã'' P-Uv-Pn- H-ä-bv-¡n-cp-¶v- ]-d-ªp-sImI-­n-cp-¶p.-

 

H-cp-]m-Sv- A-¼-c-t¸m-Spw- t]-Sn-tbm-Spw- Iq-Sn- H-cp- am³-t]-S- t]m-e-s¯- s]¬-Ip-«n- h-¡oÂ- tImS-Xn-bp-sS- hm-XnÂ- Xp-d-¶p-h-¶v- tIm-S-Xn-tbm-Sv- sX-m-­-I C-S-dn-s¡mI-­v- ]-d-ªp-:-

 

""May be permitted to withdraw the case".

P-Uv-Pn-¡p- a-\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.-

""F-´v?-''

""My Lord, may be permitted to withdraw the case''

""Yes"

 

""Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that he may be permitted to withdraw the case. Hence this second appeal is dismissed as withdrawn''

\o-­-I 7 sIm-Ãw- Cu- Second appeal ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- ]n-Sn-¨p- \nÀ-¯n-bn-tÃ.- sk-¡³-d-¸oÂ- s]³-dnw-Kv- F-¶v- ]-d-ªv- hn-[n- \-S-¸m-¡Â- ZoÀ-Ln-¸n-¨n-tÃ.-...

 

-h-¡oe-·mÀ- F-Ãm-h-cpw- t]m-bn.- P-Uv-Pn-bpw- tImÀ-«v- Hm-^o-k-dpw- kv-sä-t\m-bpw- am-{X-am-bn- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ.-

]-Wn-¡-sc- P-Uv-Pn-sbm-¶p- t\m-¡n...- ]-Wn-¡À- A-dn-bm-sX- F-gp-t¶-äv- \n-¶p.- ho-­Ipw- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- tI-sk-Sp-¯v- h-¡o-en-s³-d- t]-cv- B-fn-sÃ-¶-dn-ªn-«pw- sh-dp-sX- t]-cp- hn-fn-¨v- P-Uv-Pn- tImÀ-«v Hm-^o-k-tdm-Sv- F-t´m- ]-Xp-s¡- ]-d-ªp.-

 

""C-Xv- after vacation h-t¨m-fq-''

 

tImÀ-«v- Hm-^o-kÀ- X-e-bm-«n.-

 

X-e-bnÂ- Km-\v-[n- sXm-¸n- h-¨- H-cmÄ- D-S³- Hm-Sn- h-¶v- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- I-tk-c- ]n-¶n-te-¡v- h-en-¨p.- A-t±-lw- F-gp-t¶-äv- ]-Wn-¡-sc- t\m-¡n- ssI-Iq-¸n- sXm-gp-Xv- F-gp-t¶-äp- t]m-bn.-

 

A-dn-bm-s-X- ]-Wn-¡-cpw- sXm-gp-Xp-t]m-bn.-

P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- a-lm-a-\-kv-I-X-bv-¡p- ap-¶nÂ- ]-Wn-¡À- X-s¶-¯-s¶- a-d-¶v- I-®p-an-gn-¨p- \n¶p.

 

A-©v-

ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- I-­-Ik-t´m-j-¯nÂ- X-s³-d- tI-kv- am-dn-t¸m-b-XnÂ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- ]-cn-`-hw- tXm-¶n-bn-Ã.- X-s³-d- tI-kn-\v- F-´m-Wv- kw`-hn-¨-sX-¶p-t]m-epw- ]-Wn-¡À- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã.- Sn.hn.-bnÂ- 4 X-h-W- 204 \-¼À- sX-fn-ª-Xv- hy-à-am-bn- ]-Wn-¡À- IIn-cp-¶p.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- hm-Zw- \-S-¯n-sImI-­n-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.- H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- Pq-\n-bÀ- t]m-bmÂ- icn-bm-hn-Ã.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- X-s¶- t]m-I-Ww.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc,- C-¶p- hm-Zw- \-S-¶n-Ã.- am-{X-a-Ã- C-¶v- hm-Zw- ]-d-bm-Xn-cp-¶-Xp-X-s¶-bm-Wv- \ap¡pw- \-Ã-Xv-''.

""C¶p- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- aq-Upw- i-cn-b-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p-''.

Hm-t«m- hn-fn-¡m³- Im-in-Ãm-sX- \-S-¶v- X-fÀ-¶v- Hm-^o-knÂ- F-¯n-b- ]-Wn-¡-cnÂ- \n-¶pw- ]njm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- ap³-IqÀ- Pm-ayw- F-Sp-¯p.-

""]-Wn-¡-tc,- Xm³- t]-Sn-¡-­-ItSm- \-ap-¡v- \-Ã- tI-kpI-­v- A-Xv- Cu- P-Uv-Pn-¡p- ]-d-ªmÂ- a\-Ên-em-hn-Ã...- A-h-[n- I-gn-ªmÂ- _-©p-am-dn-h-cpw.- a-sä-bm-fp-sS- A-Sp-¯v--hm-Zw- ]-d-bp-¶-Xm- \-ap-¡v- \-Ã-Xv-''.

 

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- hm-Zw- ]-Wn-¡À- a-\-Êm- kzo-I-cn-¨p.- H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- hm-Zw- ]dª-v- h-¡oÂ- X-fÀ-¶n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- C-\n- tI-kp-Im-cy-§Ä- tNm-Zn-¨v- _p-²n-ap-«n-¡-­Im-sb-¶v- ]Wn-¡À-¡p-tXm-¶n.- F-¶m-epw- C-¶p- tIm-S-Xn-¸-Sn- Im-Wm-Xn-cp-¶- h-¡o-en-s³-d- hm-Zw- Xp-SÀ-¶p.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc- Hm-cm- A-h-[n- I-gn-bp-t¼m-gpw- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- am-dn-h-cpw.- \-½p-sS- tI-kn-s³-d- kz-`m-hw- A-\p-k-cn-¨v- a-sä- P-Uv-Pn-X-s¶-bm-Wv- \-Ã-Xv.- C-bmÄ-¡v- kn-hÂ- \n-b-aw- A-{X- ]n-Sn-bn-Ã''.

""A-t¿m- \n-b-aw- ]n-Sn-bn-Ãm-¯- P-Uv-Pn-am-cpw- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- D-t­Im-!-'' ]-Wn-¡À- kz-bw- A-Xv-`p-Xw- sImI-­p.-

 

""Ct§m-«p- I-b-dn-hm- ]-Wn-¡-tc-''.

H-cp-]m-Sp- Zq-cw- X-mI-­-n-h-¶- ]-Wn-¡-sc- A-§-s\- sh-dp-sX- ]-d-ªp- h-n-Sm³- ]-än-Ã.- 

 

h-¡o-en-s³-d- B-Pv-R-{]-Im-cw- ]-Wn-¡À- A-I-s¯- I-tk-c-bnÂ- B-k-\-Ø-\m-bn.-

""]-Wn-¡tc,- kn-hnÂ- \n-b-aw- F-¶p- ]-d-ªmÂ- H-cp- km-K-cw- X-s¶-bm-Wv.- A-X-§-s\- F-Ãm- h-¡-o-e-·mÀ-¡pw- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ-¡pw- ssI-Im-cyw- sN-¿m³- Ign-bn-Ã-''.

h-¡oÂ- kn-hnÂ- \-S-]-Sn- \n-b-a-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- ¢m-sÊ-Sp-¯p.-

""Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- kq-£n-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ- ]n-s¶- tI-kv- ]n-Sn-¨mÂ- In-«n-Ã.- A-Xm-b-Xv- A-Sn-¯-d- \-¶m-bmÂ- F-Ãmw- i-cn-bm-bn-''.

ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- h-¡o-en-\v- Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- tI-kp- \-S-¯n-b- h-¡o-en-s³-d- X-e-bnÂ- Ip-äw- Np-a-¯mw.- C-¶-bm-sf- km-£n-bm-bn- hn-kv-X-cn-¨n-Ã.- A-Xv- a-lm- ]n-g-hm-Wv.- aq-em-[m-cw- lm-P-cm-¡n-bn-Ã.- tIk-p- hn-kv-Xm-c-¯nÂ- a-tä-Xv- tNm-Zn-¨n-Ã.- t{Im-kp- sN-bv-X-t¸mÄ- A-h-s\-s¡mI-­v- h-¡o-ev- A-Xp-tNm-Zn-¨p- h-cp-¯n-h-¨p.-

 

""\-½p-sS- ]-{Xn-I-bn-epw- A-§-s\- Nn-e- Ip-g-¸-§Ä- DI-­v.- am-{X-a-Ã- \-½p-sS- hnÂ-¸-{X-¯nÂ- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶- km-£n-I-sf- \-½Ä- hn-kv-Xcn-¨n-«n-Ã-''.

 

]-Wn-¡À-¡v- A-½- F-gp-Xn-s¡m-Sp-¯- hnÂ-]-{X-¯nÂ- km-£n-IÄ- D-­Im-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.- F-¦n-epw- h-¡o-ev- tI-kp-]-Tn-¨v- sh-Åw-t]m-se- ]-d-ªp-sIm-­In-cp-¶p.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc- A-½- hnÂ-]-{Xw- F-gp-Xn-h-¨-Xp- i-cn-X-s¶.- A-Xv- km-£n-I-sf- h-¨v- c-Pn-kv-{Sm-¡p-¶-Xm-Wp-¯-aw-''.- Nm-b-¡-S-¡m-c³- hm-kp-]-d-ª-Xv- ]-Wn-¡À- HmÀ-¯p.-

""Hm- F-s³-d- hm-kp,- hnÂ-]-{X-¯n-s³-d- X-s¶- B-h-iy-an-Ã- s]-§-·mÀ-s¡-Ãmw- F-s¶- A-dn-bmw. A-h-sc- h-fÀ-¯n-b-Xpw- ]-Tn-¸n-¨-Xpsam-s¡- Rm-\-tÃ....- A-h-c-§-s\- tNm-Zyw- sN-¿m-s\m-¶pw- h-cn-Ã.-''

 

Nm-b-Ip-Sn¡-p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bnÂ- ]-Wn-¡À- A-k-¶n-Kv-Z-am-bn- ]-d-ªp-d-¸n-¨p.-

 

A-½- a-cn-¨v- A-Øn-s]-dp-¡-en-s³-d- A-¶m-Wv- aq-¶p- s]-§-·m-cpw- A-h-cp-sS- `À--¯m-¡-·m-cpw- A-½-bp-sS- h-kv-Xp-hn-s\-¡p-dn-¨pw- ho-Sn-s\-¡p-dn-¨pw- B-Zy-am-bn- tNm-Zn-¨-Xv.-

 

""R-§Ä-¡n-\n- F-´m-sW-¶p-h-¨mÂ- A-fn-b³- X-s¶- X-¶mÂ- a-Xn-''.

aq-¯-s]-§-fp-sS- `À-¯m-hm-Wv- tNm-Zn-¨-Xv.- A-bmÄ-¡v- sF-Iy-ZmÀ-Vyw- {]-Jym-]n-¨v- a-äp-Å- s]-§-·m-cpw- A-fn-b-·m-cpw.-

h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- `m-Kw- tNm-Zn-¡-bm-sW-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- a-\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.-

""Ct¸mÄ- C-hn-sS- sk³-dn-\v- 15,-000/þ cq-]- In-«pw.....- A-Xn-s³-d- a-cn-§n-\v- G-«³- X-s¶- Xo-cp-am-\n-¨mÂ- a-Xn''.

aq¯-s]-§Ä- km-hn-{Xn- ]-d-ªp.- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- Nn-{Xw- hy-à-am-bn.- A-sXm-cm-Lm-X-am-bn-cp¶p.- A-Xp-w- A-½-bp-sS- A-kv-Yn- s]-dp-¡-en-s³-d- A-¶p-X-s¶.-

aq-¯-s]-§Ä- ]-¯mw- ¢m-knÂ- ]-Tn-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv- A-Nv-O³- a-cn-¨-Xv.- c-­Im-a-s¯-bmÄ- B-dn-epw- aq-¶m-a-s¯-bm-Ä- aq-¶n-epw.- A-Nv-O-s³-d- a-c-W-t¯m-sS- sF.-Sn.-sF.- ]T-\w- ap-S-§n.- ]n-s¶- A-½-sb-bpw- s]-§-·m-sc-bpw- t\m-¡n-b-Xv- sjmÀ-WqÀ- sd-bnÂ-th- kv-tä-j-\nÂ- tNm-dp-hn-än-«m-Wv.- A-½-bv-¡v- X-d-hm-«p-kz-¯-nÂ- \n-¶pw- In-«n-b- 50 sk³-dnÂ- 30 sk³-dv- hn-äm-Wv- s]-§-·m-sc- sI-«n-¨-b-¨-Xv.- A-½-bp-sS- a-c-W-s¯-¡mÄ- ]-Wn-¡-sc- I-c-bn-¸n-¨-Xv- s]-§-·mÀ- A-h-Im-iw- tNm-Zn-¨-Xm-Wv....- thZ-\n-¸n-¨-Xpw...-

 

""F-´m- ]-c-aq......- X-s¶- I-­In-«v- Ip-td-¡m-ew- B-b-tÃm-''.

 

h-¡o-em-¸o-kn-te-¡v- I-b-dn-h-¶- I-£n-tbm-S-v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- tNm-Zn-¨-t¸m-gm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- ]-cn-k-c-t_m-[w- h-¶-Xv.- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- a-\-Êv- k-¦-Sw- sImI-­v- \-\-ªn-cp-¶p.-

 

""F-s³-d- ]-c-aq,- \n-§-fp-sS- tI-kv- hm-Zw- tI-«p.- hn-[n- ]-d-bm³- F-Sp-¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- F-´m-bm-epw- A-\p-Iq-e- hn-[n- DIm-Ipw''.

 

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- B-iz-kn-¸n-¨p.-

hn-[n- ]-d-bm³- h-¨n-«v- C-t¸mÄ- B-dp-am-k-am-bn.- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-hn-[n- ]-d-bm³- 6 am-kw- F-Sp-¡p-tam?-

""Nn-e- P-Uv-Pn-am-cpI-­v.- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡m³- `-b-¦-c- Xn-c-¡m-Wv...- hm-in- ]n-Sn-¨v- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡pw- F-¶mÂ- hn-[n- ]-d-bn-Ã-''.

 

]-c-ap- h¨p- \o-«n-b- Ip-td- ]-g-b- t\m-«p-IÄ- A-bm-fp-sS- ap-J-¯p- t\m-¡m-sX- hm-§n- h-¡oÂ- t]m-¡-än-en-«p.- I-£n-I-fp-sS- k-¦-S-§Ä- ss]-k-bm-bn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- t]m-¡-änÂ- F-¯pw....- I-£n-I-fp-sS- hm-in- ss]-k-bm-bn- h-¡o-en-\p-In-«pw...- I-£n-I-fp-sS- \n-Ê-lm-bm-h-kv-Y- ss]-k-bm-bn- h¡o-en-\p-In-«pw...-

A-\ym-bw- ^-bÂ- sN-¿p-t¼mÄ- A-XnÂ- \n-¶pw- dn-hn-j³- t]m-bm-epw- 227 F-¶- `-c-W-L-S-\-bn-se- a-l-¯m-b- lÀ-Pn- -t]mbm-epw- Ip-ªp-Ip-ª-¸o-ep- t]m-bm-epw- h-¡o-ep- Po-hn-¡pw.- A-\ym-bw- am-{Xw- sIm-Sp-¯- \ym-b-¡m-c³- F-{X-sb-{X- lÀ-Pn-IÄ-¡v- D-¯-cw- ]-d-b-Ww- A-´n-a- hn-[n- In-«m³.-

 

Pq-\n-bÀ- h-¡o-ens³-d- kv-Iq-«-dn-s³-d- ]n-¶nÂ- I-b-dn- tI-kp-sI-«p-am-bn- Kp-a-kv-X³- F-¯n...- ]-Wn-¡À-¡-v- Kp-a-kv-X-s\- t]-Sn-bm-Wv.- A-bmÄ-¡v- H-cp-]m-Sv- Im-cy-§Ä- ]-d-bm-\pI-­m-Ipw.- tIm-¸n- A-t]-£- sIm-Sp-¡-Ww....- GÀ-fn- t]m-kv-än-§v- h-bv-¡-Ww....- A-Sn-b-´n-c-sa-t½m- h-bv-¡-Ww....- C-sX-Ãmw- Kp-a-kv-X-s³-d- h-cp-am-\- amÀ-K-am-Wv.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- `m-Ky-w-X-s¶-bm-Wv- Cu- P-Uv-Pn- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡m-ª-Xv-''.

h-¡o-en-s³-d- a-\-Ê-dn-bp-¶- Kp-a-kv-X³- ]-Wn-¡-sc- ]-d-ªp- t_m-²y-s¸-Sp-¯n.-

""th-W-sa-¦nÂ- AÀ-P³-dv- sa-t½m- h-¨v- D-S³- hm-Zn-¡mw-''.

h-¡oÂ,- Kp-a-kv-X-s³-d- ]n-¶m-se- Iq-«n-tNÀ-¯p.-

""thI-­- h-¡o-te- Cu- P-Uv-Pn-¡v- F-s³-d- tI-kv- a-\-Ên-em-bn-sÃ-¦n-tem.- kn-hnÂ- tI-knÂ- Adn-hn-Ãm-¯- B-f-tÃ...-''.

 

h-¡o-epw- Kp-a-kv-X-\pw- ]-Wn-¡-sc-s¡mI-­v- X-s¶- A-h-cm-{K-ln-¨-Im-cyw- ]-dn-bn-¸n-¨p.-

\n-§Ä- F-´m-tWm- H-cm-fnÂ- \n-¶pw- In-«p-hm³- B-{K-ln-¡p-¶-Xv- A-Xv- A-bm-sf- sImI-­p-X-s¶- ]-dn-bn-¸n-¨mÂ- ss{]-a-dn- F-hn-U³-kv- X-s¶..-

""A-\ym-b-¡mÀ- {]-Xn-bp-sS- k-tlm-Z-cn-am-cm-Wv.- A-\ym-b-]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp- hm-Zn-{]-Xn-I-fps-S- A½ t-Zh-Inbp-sS t]-cn-ep-Å-Xpw- A-½ -bm-sXm-cp-hn-[- a-c-W-]-{X-hpw- F-gp-Xn- h-bv-¡m-s-X- a-cn-¨p-t]m-bn-«p-Å-Xp-am-Wv.....- A-\ym-b-]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- \m-en-sem-¶p-ho-Xw- sj-b-dp-IÄ- hm-Zn-IÄ¡v- A-h-Im-i-s¸-«-Xm-Wv...- ]-e-X-h-W- B-h-iy-s¸-«n-«pw- B-b-Xv- \Â-]p-\nÂ-]-\p-k-cn-¨v- `m-Kn-¨p- X-cp-hm³- {]Xn- Iq-«m-¡m-¯-Xm-Ip-¶p...-''

 

F-d-Wm-Ip-f-¯p- \n-¶pw- ]m-k-©À- s{S-bn³- I-b-dn- sjmÀ-Wq-cnÂ- C-d-§p-t¼mÄ- k-tl-m-Z-cn-amÀ- H-ä-¸m-ew- ap-³-kn-^v- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- 33 hÀ-jw- ap-¼v- sIm-Sp-¯- A-\ym-b-¯n-se- hm-N-I-§Ä- am{X-am-bn-cp-¶p- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- a-\-ÊnÂ.

 

B-dv-

A-h-[n-I-gn-ªv- ]-Wn-¡À- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-¡p- ]p-d-s¸-«-Xv- a-\-ÊnÂ- Xo-bp-am-bm-Wv.- A-h-[n- Zn-\-¯nÂ- H-cp-\mÄ- X-s³-d- `q-an- A-f-¶p- Xn-cn-¡m³- H-ä-¸m-ew- ap³-kn-^v- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- I-½o-j-\pw- ]-cn-hm-c-§-fpw- F-¯n-bn-cp-¶p.- Iq-sS- aq-¯-s]-§-fp-sS- `À-¯m-hpw.- A-½-bp-sS- Nn-X-h-¨- Ø-ew- h-kv-Xp- \m-em-bn- Xn-cn-¨-t¸mÄ- c-­-Ih-Im-i-n-IÄ-¡m-bn.- A-½-sb-t¸m-epw- ]-Ip-s¯-Sp-¡p-¶- a-¡Ä...-

 

A-h-[n- Zn-h-kw- I-½o-j³- h-cp-¶- Im-cyw- ]-Wn-¡À- A-dnªn-cp-¶n-Ã.- I-½o-j-s\-bpw- ]-cn-hm-c-§-sf-bpw- II-­v- ]-cn-{`-an-¨v- hm-kp-hn-s³-d- I-S-bnÂ- H-ä-cq-]- Xp-«v- C-«v- H-ä-¸m-e-s¯- h-¡o-en-s\- hn-fn-¨p.-

 

""t]-Sn-t¡I-­- ]-Wn-¡-tc...- A-hÀ- A-f-¶p-t]m-I-s«...- C-\n- H-cp-]m-Sv- \-S-]-Sn-IÄ- _m-¡n-bpI-­v- \n-§-sf- C-d-¡n-sbm-¶pw- hn-Sn-Ã....-''.

 

h-¡o-ev- h-f-sc- em-L-h-t¯m-sS- a-dp-]-Sn- ]-d-ªp.-

 

""Rm³- ]-d-ª-X-tÃ- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- kv-tä- D-S³- th-W-sa-¶v.- Rm³- ]-d-ª-X-tÃ- F-s³-d- H-cp- h-¡oÂ- ssl-t¡m-S-XnbnÂ-- D-sI-¶v-''.

H-ä-¸m-e-s¯- h-¡o-ep-]-d-ª-Xp- tIÄ-¡m-sX- ]m-e-¡m-s«- h-¡o-ep- ]-d-ªn-«m-Wv- ]n-jm-c-Snsb- GÂ-¸n-¨-Xv-.- A-Xn-\p-Å- a-dp-]-Sn-bm-Wn-t¸mÄ- In-«n-b-Xv-. Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-I-fn-se- F-Ãm- h-¡o-e-·mÀ-¡pw- H-cp- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- h-¡o-epI-­m-hpw.-

 

""F-¶m-epw- t]-Sn-t¡-­-ItSm...- A-hÀ- A-f-¡-s«-''.

 

X-s³-d- {]-Xn-tj-[w- A-dn-bn-s¨-¦n-epw- h-¡o-ev- ]-Wn-¡-sc- B-i-z-kn-¸n-¨-p.-

20 sk³-dv- Ø-e-¯n-cn-¡p-¶- X-d-hm-Sv- N-¶w-]n-¶w- A-f-¶v- Io-dn-ap-dn-¨p.- ho-Sn-s³-d-bpw- A-Sp-¡-f-bp-sS-bpw- D-ÅnÂ-Iq-Sn- A-f-hp-I-bÀ- \o-­Ip....-

 

]-Wn-¡À-¡v- X-s³-d- lr-Z-bw- Io-dn-ap-dn-¨v- ho-Xn-s¨-Sp-¡p-¶-Xm-bm-Wv- tXm-¶n-b-Xv.- tI-kn-s³-d- Ku-c-hw- A-dn-bm-¯- Pm-\-In- aq-¯- A-fn-b-\v- Nm-b- DIm-¡n-sIm-Sp-¯p.- I-½o-j-WÀ-¡pw- ]-cn-hm-c-§Ä-¡pw- Nm-b- sIm-Sp-¯p.-

 

X-s³-d- ho-Spw- ]-d-¼pw- ho-Xn-¡m³- h-¶-h-sc- kÂ-¡-cn-¡p-¶- `m-cy-tbm-Sv- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- A-Xn-bm-b- tZ-jyw- tXm-¶n.- Nn-eÀ A-§ns\-bm-Wv- þ X-s¶- D-·q-e-\w- sN-¿m³- hcp-¶-h-tcm-Sp-t]m-epw- B-Nm-cy-a-cym-Z- Im-Wn-¡pw.-

C-¯-h-W- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- hm-Zw- tI-«v- kv-tä- X-¶n-sÃ-¦nÂ- h-kv-Xp- sU-en-h-dn- \-S-¡pw- F-¶m-Wv- H-ä-¸m-e-s¯- h-¡o-ev- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.- sU-en-h-dn- B-bmÂ- D-S³- ssI-h-iw- In«m³- lÀ-Pn-sIm-Sp-¡pw...- ]n-s¶- ho-Spw- In-W-dpw- A-½-bpw- H-s¡- ]-e-XpI-­p-I-fm-Ipw.-

 

a-\-kn-s³-d- F-Ãm- `m-c-§-fpw- B-Ip-e-X-I-fp-am-bm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- A-Sp-s¯-¯n-b-Xv.-

""F-tSm- ]-Wn-¡-tc- _-©v- am-dn-bn-«n-Ã...- A-bm-fp- X-s¶-bm-Wv- C-cn-¡-W-Xv...- F-¶m-epw- t]-Sn-t¡-­I....- \-ap-¡-bm-sf- ]-d-ªp- a-\-Ên-em-¡mw.-''

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- ]-d-ªp.-

""h-¡o-te- A-hn-sS- h-kv-Xp- A-f-¶p- Xn-cn-¨p-I-gn-ªp.- D-S-s\- sU-en-h-dn- \-S-¡pw- F-¶m- ]-d-b-W-Xv-''.

]-Wn-¡À- hn-j-a-k-©n- C-d-¡n-h-¨p.-

""F-tSm- HmÀ-UÀ- 21 s\-¡p-dn-¨v- Xm³- tI-«-n-«n-tÃ....- F-¶m-Â- tIÄ-¡-Ww...-''

h-¡o-ev- Execution \-S-]-Sn-IÄ- B-cw-`n-¨p.-

""HmÀ-UÀ- 21Â- C-Ãm-¯- h-Ip-¸p-I-fn-Ã.- hn-[n- F-§-s\- \-S-¸m-¡-Ww F-¶-Xn-ep-]-cn- hn-[n- F§-s\- \-S-¸m-¡m-Xn-cn-¡mw- F-¶m-Wv- HmÀ-UÀ- 21 s³-d- km-cw-''.

\o-Xn- In-«m³- ssh-In-¡p-¶-Xv- \o-Xn- \n-tj-[n-¡-p-¶-Xp- t]m-se-bm-Wv-....- k-Xyw- I-s­-I¯m³- Ip-d-¨v- h-Ip-¸p-I-tf-bp-Åq.- k-Xyw- \-S-¸m-¡m³- a-e-t]m-se- \-S-]-Sn-I-fpw...-

""]-Wn-¡-tc- Rm³- ]I-­v- H-cp- h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- sU-en-h-dn- \o-«n- ]n-Sn-¨-Xv- 16 sImÃ-am-Wv....- Obstruction...... Third Party Claim... A-§-s\- t]m-Ip-sa-tSm...-''

 

h-¡o-en-s³-d- A-dn-hn-s³-d- ap-¶nÂ- hn-\-bm-\zn-X-\m-bn- ]-Wn-¡À- C-cp-¶p.- X-s³-d- tI-knÂ- B-cm-Wv- aq-¶m-a³- D-Å-Xv...- B-cm-Wv- {]-Xn-tcm-[n-¡-m³- D-Å-Xv.- cI-­p- s]¬-a-¡-sf- sI-«n-¨-b-¨p.- Hcp-h-sf- `À-¯m-hv- sImI-­p-h-¶v- ho-«nÂ- \nÀ-¯n-bn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- cI-­v- Ip-ªp-Ip-«n-I-fpw...- Ip-«n-I-fp-sS- sN-e-hn-\p-In-«m³- sN-e-hp-sI-¶v- h-¡o-ep-]-d-ª-Xp- Im-c-Ww- C-Xp-h-sc- tI-kp- sIm-Sp-¯n-«n-Ã.- X-s³-d- Iq-en-¸-Wn-sImI--­v- F-Ãmw- Hm-Sn-t¸m-Ip-¶p.- C-\n-sb-{X- \m-fp- ]-Wn-sb-Sp-¡pw.- h-b-Êm-b-Xp-sImI-­v- ]-d-¼n-se- ]-Wn-¡v- B-cpw- hn-fn-¡m-sX-bm-bn.-

 

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- Pq-\n-b-sd- hn-fn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- tI-kv- sI-«nÂ- \n-¶pw- ]-{Xn-I- ]p-d-s¯-Sp-¯p.- ]-Wn-¡-cp- tIÄ-s¡- t]-\-sImI-­v- A-Sn-bnÂ- h-c-¨v- D-d-s¡- hm-bn-¨p.-

""A-\ym-b-¯nÂ- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se- A-\ym-b-]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp-¡Ä- hn-`-Pn-¡-¯-¡-X-Ã.- hm-Zn-{]-Xn-I-fp-sS- A-½- a-cn-¡p-¶-Xn-\p-ap³-]v- {]-Xn-t]À-¡v- h-kv-Xp- h-l-IÄ- hnÂ-]-{Xw- F-gp-Xn- h¨n-«p-Å-Xpw- B-b-Xv- hm-Zn-IÄ-¡v- A-dn-hp-Å-Xpw- B-Wv...-

]-co-£-WmÀ-°-w- {]-Xn-sb- I-jv-S-\-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶-Xn-\p-thI-­n- am-{X-am-Wv- A-\ym-bw t_m-[n-¸n-¨n-«p-Å-Xv....-''

 

]-Wn-¡À- I-gn-ª- 33 hÀ-j-§-fm-bn- tI-«p-sIm-­In-cn-¡p-¶- X-s³-d- ]-{Xn-I- ho­Ipw- A-Xyp-Xv-km-l-t¯m-sS- tI-«p...- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-etÃ- hm-bn-¨p- tIÄ-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv.- tIÄ-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³- ]-äp-tam...-

 

""]-t£- ]-Wn-¡-tc- \-ap-¡v- hnÂ- {]q-hv- sN-¿m³- I-gn-ªn-Ã.- A-hn-sS-bm-Wv- ]-än-b-Xv-''.

s]-§-·m-sc-bpw- A-h-cp-sS- `À-¯m-¡-·m-sc-bpw- hn-fn-¨p- h-cp-¯n- A-h-cp-sS- km-¶n-²y-¯n-emWv- A-½- B-[m-cw- F-gp-¯p-Im-c³- th-e-¸-s\- hn-fn-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- t]À-¡v- hnÂ-]-{Xw- F-gp-Xn- h¨-Xv.- -F-Ãm-h-cp-sS-bpw- k-½-X-t¯m-Spw- Iq-Sn...-

C-sXm-cp- \n-b-a-{]-iv-\-ta- A-Ã.-...- h-kv-Xp-X-am-{X-am-Wv-.- ]-Wn-¡À- F-´n-\p- sX-fn-bn-¡-Ww....-

]-{Xn-I- hm-bn-¨p- tIÄ-¸n-¨v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- Igp-¯nÂ- C-cp-Im-e³- ssS- sI-«n.- I-dp-¯-v- \n-dw- a-§n-a-§n- Nm-c-¯n-s³-d- I-f-dm-b- tIm-«v- F-Sp-¯n-«p...-

Xm-sg- tIm-S-Xn-bn-se- h-¡o-e-·m-cp-sS- tIm-«n-\pw- Ku-Wn-\pw- Iq-Sp-XÂ- I-dp-¯- \n-d-am-Wv.- AhÀ- I-£n-I-fn-Ãm-sX- Ip-äw- k-½-Xn-¨p- k-½-Xn-¨p- A-h-cp-sS- tIm-«n-\v- I-dp-¸p-Iq-Sn.- Accused absent.... Applies... Pleading Guilty. tb-ip- {In-kv-Xp-hn-s\-¡mÄ- a-l-¯m-b- hyàn-Xz-am-Wv- Xm-sg-tIm-S-Xn- h-¡o-en-t³-d-Xv.- Hm-tcm- {]-Xn-bp-sS-bpw- Ip-äw- kz-bw- G-sä-Sp-¯v- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- G-äp-]-d-ªv- ]n-g-sbm-Sp-¡-Ww...- sN-dn-b- ]n-g....- h-en-b- ]n-g....- F-s³-d- ]n-g- F-s³-d- ]n-g- Fs³-d- h-en-b- ]n-g....- ssZ-h-ta-!-

 

C-¶v- Kp-a-kv-X³- Ku-c-h-¯n-em-Wv.- A-bmÄ-¡v- I-gn-ª- X-h-W- h-¶-t¸mÄ- H-¶pw- sIm-Sp-¯nÃ-.-  A-bm-fm-Wv- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- ^-bÂ- F-¯n-¡p-¶-Xv.- ^-bÂ- C-Ãm-sX- h-¡oÂ- F-§-s\- hm-Zn-¡pw.- Kp-a-kv-X³- ^-b-ep-sI-«p-am-bn- h-¡o-en-t\m-fw- {]m-bw- sN-¶-^-n-b-äp-Im-dn-s³-d- ]n-¶nÂ- I-b-dn.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc- Xm³- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- F¯n-t¡m-fq- \-½p-sS- sF-äw- 4 B-Wv-''

h-¡o-ev- X-s¶- ImÀ- Hm-Sn-¨p-t]m-bn...-

 

]-Wn-¡-sc- Pq-\n-bÀ- X-s³-d- kv-Iq-«-dnÂ- I-b-än-sImI-­p-t]m-Im-\p-Å- k-·-\-Êp-Im-Wn-s¨-¦nepw- Im-ev- kv-Iq-«-dn-s³-d- s]m-¡-¯nÂ- D-bÀ-¯m³- I-gn-bm-sX- ]-Wn-¡À- \-S-¶p-X-s¶- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- F-¯n.-

 

20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- F-¯n-b-t¸mÄ- tIm-S-Xn- Iq-Sn- I-gn-ªn-cp-¶p.- ]-Wn-¡À- P-Uv-Pn-sb- B-Wv- B-Zyw- t\m-¡n-b-Xv.- A-t±-lw- ]-g-b-t]m-se- \n-Êw-K-\m-bn- hm-Zw- tI-«p-sImI-­n-cp-¶p.- A-t¶- Zn-hkw- Sn.-hn.-bnÂ- A-¡-§Ä- H-¶pw- ]-Wn-¡À- II-­n-Ã.- Sn.-hn.-bnÂ- I-Spw- \o-e- \n-dw- am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p.-

 

bp-²-¯n-\v- k-Pv-P-c-m-bn- I-dp-¯- ]-S-¨-«-b-Wn-ªv- h-¡o-e-·mÀ- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- \n-d-ªp- \n-¶n-cp-¶p.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- am-{Xw- IIn-Ã...- ]-Wn-¡À- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- hm-XnÂ-¡-te-¡v- t\m-¡n- \n-¶p...- h-cpw- h-cm-Xn-cn-¡n-Ã....-

 

G-gv-

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- Im-Wm-sX- hn-j-an-¨v- ]-Wn-¡À- Sn-bm-s\- A-t\z-jn-¨v- tIm-S-Xn-IÄ- I-b-dn- C-d-§n...-

H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bn-em-Wv- B-Zyw- t]m-b-Xv.- h-en-b- h-en-b- tI-kp-IÄ- No-^v- P-kv-äo-km-Wv- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡p-¶-Xv.- h-en-b- h-¡o-e-·m-cpw- A-hn-sS-¯-s-¶- Im-Wpw.-

H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn ]-Wn-¡-sc- A-¼-cn-¸n-¨p.- cm-P-k-Z-Ê-v....- cm-P-sIm-«m-cw- Fs¶m-s¡- ]-Wn-¡À- tI-«n-«pI-­v.- F-¶mÂ- C¶m-Zy-am-bm-Wv- cm-P-k-Z-Ê-v- ]-Wn-¡À- Im-Wp-¶-Xv.- a-c-¯nÂ- sIm-¯p-]-Wn-IÄ- XoÀ-¯v..- kn-\n-am-im-e-bn-se- t]m-se- taÂ-Iq-Sm-cw...- I-®-©n-¸n-¡p-¶- sse-äp-IÄ...- c-­Ip- PUv-Pn-am-sc-bpw- sIm-¯m³- X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n- \nÂ-¡p-¶- \oÀ-t¡m-en- ]m-¼p-t]m-se- ssa-¡p-IÄ.- hm-Zn-`m-K-¯n-\pw- {]-Xn-`m-K-¯n-\pw- thIn- cI-­p- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- {]-tXy-Iw- {]-tXy-Iw- hm-Zw- tIÄ-¡pw- F-¶m-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-cp- [-cn-¨-Xv.- h-¡o-e-·m-cp-sS- ap-¶n-ep-apI-­v- ]m-¼p-t]m-e-s¯- ssa-¡p-IÄ.- ssa¡v- th-s­-I¶v- h-bv-¡m³- ]-än-Ã.- tI-kp- ]-d-bm³- F-gp-t¶ämÂ- tImÀ-«v- Hm-^o-kÀ- ssa-¡v- F-gp-t¶-äp- \nÂ-¡p-¶- h-¡o-en-s³-d- ap-¶nÂ- sIm-­Ip-h-¶p- h-bv-¡pw.-

 

ssa-¡p- t]-Sn-¨v- H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- t]m-Im-¯-h-cp-sI-¶m-Wv- tIÄ-¡p-¶-Xv.- Xm³- ]-d-bp-¶- s]m-Å-¯-c-§Ä...- X-s³-d- Cw-¥o-jn-s³-d- a-l-Xzw- F-Ãm-h-cpw- A-dn-ªm-tem...- tNm-Zy-¯n-\v- D-¯-cw- ]-d-bm³- ]-än-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ- a-lm-tam-iw.- s]m-§-¨-¡-mÀ-¡v- Iq-Sp-XÂ- D-¨-¯nÂ- hm-Zn-¡mw....- tLm-c-tLm-cw- hm-Zn-¡mw.- tI-kp- P-bn-¡mw- tXmÂ-¡mw.- tXm-äm-epw- Ip-g-¸-an-Ã.- P-Uv-Pn-bp-sS- A-dn-hn-Ãm-bv-a...- \n-b-aw- hym-Jym-\n-¡m-\p-Å- I-gn-hn-Ãm-bv-a...-

 

H-¶mw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- ]-Wn-¡À- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s\- I-­In-Ã.- Hm-tcm- \n-e-bn-e-pw- Hm-tcm- tIm-S-Xn-IÄ- I-b-dn- C-d-§nb- ]-Wn-¡À- H-cp- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- hm-XnÂXp-d-¶v- A-I-¯v- I-S-¶-t¸mÄ- sR-«n-¯-cn-¨pt]m-bn.-

H-cp- P-Uv-Pn- ap-I-fn-en-cp-¶v- I--À¡iambn tNm-Zyw- sN-¿p-¶-Xp-t]m-se- h-¡o-en-s\- N-m-Sn-¡p-I-bm-Wv...-

h-¡o-ev- Xn-cp-hm-bv-¡v- F-XnÀ-hm-bv- C-Ãm-sX- F-Ãmw- tI-«p-sImI-­n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- C-t¸mÄ- \nÀ¯pw- \nÀ-¯pw- F-¶p- I-cp-Xn.-

 

P-U-v-Pn- X-«n-¡-b-dp-I-bm-Wv.- h-¡o-ev- kn-w-l-¯n-s³-d- ap-¶nÂ-s]-«- am³-Ip-«n-sb-t]m-se- kw{`an¨p- \nÂ-¡-bm-Wv.- k-l-h-¡o-e-·m-cnÂ- Nn-eÀ- B-cpw- Im-Wm-sX- A-h-\v- A-§-s\- X-s¶-th-Ww- F-¶v- k-t´m-jn-¡p-¶p-­v...- A-h-\n-¯n-cn- A-l-¦m-cw- Iq-Sp-X-em-Wv...- A-§-s\...- Nn-e-cp-sS- ap-J-¯v- Z-b-\o-b- `m-hw...- C-\n- A-Sp-¯- C-c- Xm-\m-sW-¶- t]-Sn...-

F-Ãmw- I-gn-ªv- iIm-c-a-g- tXmÀ-¶-t¸mÄ- P-Uv-Pn- B- ^-b-enÂ- A-¶-s¯- hn-[n-sb-gp-Xn....-

""Learned Counsel for the petitioner prays further time for agrument... posted to next Monday..''

]-d-ªp- Xo-cp-¶-Xn-\p- ap-t¶- P-Uv-Pn- ^-bÂ- F-Sp-¯v- Xm-tg-¡n-«p.- tImÀ-«v- Hm-^o-kÀ-¡v- ]n-Sp-¯w-In-«m-sX- s\-©pw-X-Ãn- B- ^-bÂ- amÀ-_nÄ- X-d-bnÂ- ho-Wp...-

h-¡o-en-\v- B-Zy-am-bn- N-{µ-\nÂ-t]m-bn- kp-J-am-bn- `q-an-bnÂ- Xn-cn-¨n-d-§n-b- \o-emw-kv-t{Sm-§n-s³-d- kw-Xr-]v-Xn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.-

h-¡o-e-·mÀ- Po-hn-¡m³- s]-Sp-¶-]m-Sv- `-b-¦-c-am-Wv.- D-Å-h-\v- ]n-s¶-bpw- ]n-s¶-bpw- In-«pw..- CÃm-¯-h-s³-d- D-Å-Xp-w-Iq-Sn- t]m-Ipw- F-¶v- ss_-_n-fp- ]-d-ª-Xp-t]m-se-bmWv- h-¡o-e-·mÀ-¡v- tI-kv- In-«p-¶-Xpw- t]m-Ip-¶-Xpw.- tI-kp-In-«n-bm-tem- F-Ãmw- A-dn-bm-hp-¶- PUv-Pn-am-sc- ]-d-ªp- a-\-Ên-em-¡m-³- F-s´m-cp- ]m-Sm-Wv.- I-dp-¯- tIm-«nÂ- X-s³-d- F-Ãm- A-]-am-\-§-fpw- a-d-¨p-h-¨v- h-¡o-ev- hm-Zn-¡pw.- I-£n-¡p- th-­In- P-Uv-Pn- ]-d-bp-¶-Xv- ap-gp-h³- tIÄ-¡pw...- ]m-hw- I-£n- H-¶pw- A-dn-bp-¶n-Ã.-

 

ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- P-Uv-Pn-amÀ- Xm-sg-tIm-S-Xn-bn-se- P-Uv-Pn-am-sc-t¸m-se-b-Ã- F-¶- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- [m-c-W- am-dn-t¸m-bn-cp-¶p.- No-¯-tI-«v- ap-Jw-am-dn-t¸m-b- h-¡oÂ- X-s³-d- k-l- h¡o-e-·mÀ-¡v- ap-Jw- sIm-Sp-¡m-sX- Hm-Sn- ]p-d-t¯-¡-n-d-§n-t¸m-bn...- ]n¶m-se- ]-Wn-¡-cpw- C-d-§n.-

H³-]-X-v- \n-e-I-fnÂ- I-bn-dn-bn-d-§n- ]-Wn-¡À- hoI-­pw- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ- F-¯n.- A-Xm- C-cn-¡p-¶p- ]njm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- H-¶mw- \n-c-bnÂ.- ap-J-¯v- B-Xv-a-hn-izm-kw...- A-dn-hn-Ãm-¯- P-Uv-Pn-sb- ]-Tn-¸n-¡m³- h-¶- A-²ym-]-I-s³-d- cq-]-am-Wv- h-¡o-en-\v.- 

 

D-¨-¡v- tIm-S-Xn-]n-cn-bm³- a-Wn- A-Sn-¨p.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- Nm-Sn- F-gp-t¶-äp.-

 

""My Lord, item No.4.... It was not represented... I was little late...''

 

""A-sX- B-cpw- D-­Im-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.- It is dismissed for default. You file MJC, I shall consider....'' F-¶p- ]-d-ªp- ap-gp-an-¸n-¡m-sX- P-Uv-Pn- F-gp-t¶-äp-t]m-bn....-

 

Xn-cn-ªp- ]p-d-t¯-¡n-d-§m³- Xp-S-§n-b- h-¡oÂ- ]-Wn-¡-sc-bm-Wv- II-­-Xv.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-sc,- P-Uv-Pn- MJC sIm-Sp-¡m³- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv...-''

H-cp- a-Wn-¡v- `-£-Ww- I-gn-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ- Kym-kv-{S-_nÄ- h-cp-¶- ]n-jm-c-Sn- th-K-¯nÂ- \-S-¶-I¶p.-

]-Wn-¡À-¡v- H-¶pw- a-\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.-

 

F-«v-

""ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- \n-¶pw- kv-tä- HmÀ-UÀ- C-Ãm-sX- sN-¶- ]-Wn-¡-sc- H-ä-¸m-ew- h-¡oÂ- imkn-¨p.- ss^-\Â- Un-{In- B-¹n-t¡-j-s³-d- A-´n-a-L-«w- F-¯n-¡-gn-ªp.- h-kv-Xp- A-f-¶p- Xncn-¨p.- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- ]-d-ªp- ]-Tn-¸n-¨- Order 21 s\-¡p-dn-¨v- ]-d-b-W-sa-¶pI-­m-bn-cp-¶p.- ]t£- ]-Wn-¡À- B- [n-¡m-cw- Im-Wn-¨n-Ã.-

 

""\-ap-¡v- AÂ-]w- Iq-Sn- \o-«n- ]n-Sn-¡m-³- I-gn-tbzm-.''

]-Wn-¡À- hn-\-bm-\zn-X-\m-bn- tNm-Zn-¨p.-

""F-t´m-¶p-h-¨m- \o-«n-]n-Sn-¡-W-Xv.- F-s³-d- A-Nv-O³- {]m-Iv-So-kv- Xp-S-§n-b-t¸mÄ- D-Å- tIÊm. A-Nv-O³- a-cn-¨n-«v- hÀ-jw- 5 B-bn-.''

H-ä-¸m-ew- h-¡oÂ- hym-Ip-e-Nn-¯-\m-bn.-

 

]-Wn-¡-cpw- H-cp- \n-an-jw- au-\w- sImI-­p.- Hcp- \-Ã- h-¡o-em-hm³- _p-²n-ap-«n-Ã-tS-m- ...- A-²zm-t\mw- AÀ-¸-tWmw- a-\-Êpw- a-Xn...- \-Ã- a-\p-jy-\m-Im-\m- _p-²n-ap-«v F-¶p- ]-d-ªv- A-Nv-O³- h-¡o-em-Wv.- H-cn-¡-epw- ss]-k- tNm-Zn-¨p- hm-§m-¯- A-Nv-O³- h-¡o-en-s\-¡p-dn-t¨-mÀ-¯-t¸mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À- B-Xv-am-`n-am-\w- sImI-­p.- C-¶n-t¸mÄ- h-¡o-em-¸o-knÂ- sN-¶p-Ib-dn-bmÂ- ^o-km-Wv.- h-¡oÂ-^o-kv.- Kp-a-kv-X³- ^o-kv.- tImÀ-«p-^o-kv...- F-¶p- Xp-S-§n- h-¡o-en-s³-d-bpw- Kp-a-kv-X-s³-d-bpw- t£-a-\n-[n-bn-te-¡p-h-sc- I-£n- ]-Ww- A-S-bv-¡-Ww.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc,- h-¡o-e-·mÀ- a-äp-Å-h-cp-sS- sXm-gnÂ- kv-Yn-c-X-bv-¡pw- A-h-cp-sS- th-X-\-¯n-\pw- tPm-en- k-a-b-¯n-\pw- thI-­n-sbm-s¡- hm-Zn-¡pw...- ]-t£- h-¡o-en-\v- am-{Xw- sXm-gnÂ- kv-Yn-c-X-bpw- kv-Yn-cw- th-X-\-hpw- H-¶p-an-Ã-''

X-s³-d- I-¿nÂ- \n-¶pw- \q-dp-cq-],- tI-kp-am-än-b- h-I-bnÂ,- In-«p-hm³- ]m-e-¡m-s«- H-cp- sIm-¨p-h-¡oÂ- ]-Wn-¡-tcm-Sv- ]-d-ª-Xv- ]-Wn-¡À- a-d-¶n-«n-Ã.-

""A-hn-sS- MJC sIm-Sp-¡m³- ]-d-ªn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.- A-Sp-¯-bm-gv-N- B- lÀ-Pn- sIm-Sp-¡m-\m- ]n-jm-c-Sn-h-¡oÂ- ]-d-ª-Xv-.''

]-Wn-¡À- ]-d-sª-m-¸n-¨p.-

 

MJC F-´m-sW-¶v- H-ä-¸m-ew- h-¡o-en-\v- a-\-Ên-em-Im-Xn-cp-¶-Xv- `m-Kyw.- A-Xn-t¸mÄ- BÀ-¡mWv- A-dn-bp-¶-Xv.- {In-kv-Xym-\n-IÄ- Cu-ti-m- a-dn-bw- Hu-tk-¸v- F-¶v- Np-cp-¡n- JMJ F-s¶m-s¡- F-gp-XnI-­n-«pI-­v.- A-Sp-¯- Im-e-¯v- {]-Xy-£-s¸-«- MJC ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- \n-b-a-N-«-§-fn-epw- \-S-]-Sn-I-fn-ep-sam-¶pw- IIXm-bn- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-ep-t]m-epw- HmÀ-¡p-¶n-Ã.- H-cp- Zn-h-kw- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- ^-b-enw-Kv- sk-Iv-j-\nÂ- \n-¶pw- a-S-§n-h-¶- Kp-a-kv-X-\m-Wv- MJC sIm-Sp-¡-W-sa-¶v- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h¡o-en-t\m-Sv- ]-d-ª-Xv.- B-fn-Ãm-sX- X-Ån-t]m-Ip-¶- lÀ-Pn-IÄ- Xn-cn-sI-sb-Sp-¡m-\p-Å- lÀ-Pn¡v- A-§-s\- MJC F-¶v- t]-cp- h-¶p...- A-§-s\....- k-Ôy-bm-bn....- D-j-Êm-bn....- MJC DI-­m-bn.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-tc- \-ap-¡p- t\m-¡mw.- Xm³- t]-Sn-¡m-sX- t]m-tSm.''

H-ä-¸m-ew- h-¡oÂ- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- BXv-a-ss[-cyw- ]-IÀ-¶p-sIm-Sp-¯p.-

 

H-cp- k-t´m-j-¯n-\v- ]-Wn-¡À- h-¨p- \o-«n-b- ]-Ww- h-¡oÂ- hm-§n- ]p-kv-X-I-¯n-s³-d- A-Sn-bnÂ- h-¨p.- I-£n-bp-sS- ap-¶nÂ- h-¨v- F-§-s\-bm- ss]-k- F-®n- t\m-¡p-¶-Xv.- I-£n-t]m-bn- I-gn-ªmÂ- B-Zyw- F-Sp-¯v- BÀ-¯n-tbm-sS- A-Xv- h-¡oÂ- F-®n-t\m-¡pw.-

 

""]-Wn-¡-sc- F-Ãm- A-h-[n-¡pw- Hm-^o-knÂ- h-c-Ww...- h-cm-Xn-cn-¡-cp-Xv....- \-½p-sS- tI-kv- A-´n-a-L-«-¯n-em-Wv-.''

 

]-Wn-¡À-¡v- B- H-cp- \nÀ-t±-i-¯n-s³-d- B-h-iyw- D-­Im-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.- X-s³-d- tI-kv- ]-Wn-¡-cnÂ- H-cp- t{]-X-_m-[-t]m-se- B-th-in-¨n-«v- 33 hÀ-j-am-bn.- Xm³- h-fÀ-¯n- h-ep-Xm-¡n- sI-«n-¨-b-¨- s]-§-·mÀ- sIm-Sp-¯- tI-kv- hm-in-tbm-sS- X-s¶-bm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡À- t\-cn-«-Xv.- 

""\n-§Ä- lm-P-cm-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶- Cu- hnÂ-]-{Xw- Ir-{Xn-a-am-sW-¶v- hm-Zn-IÄ- ]-d-bp-¶p-.''

t{Im-kv- hn-kv-Xm-c-¯nÂ- s]-§-·m-cp-sS- h-¡oÂ- tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ- ]-Wn-¡À- au-\w- sIm-­ImW-Xn-s\- t\-cn-«-Xv.-

 

B- au-\w- am-{X-am-Wv- X-\n-¡p- t\-cn-«- ho-gv-N.- {]-Xn-bp-sS- au-\w- hm-Zn-¡-\p-Iq-e-am-bn- ap³-kn^v- tIm-S-Xn- I-sI-¯n.- A-½- X-\n-s¡-gp-Xn-X-¶- hnÂ-]-{Xw- Ir-{Xn-aam-sW-¶v- tIm-S-Xn- ]-dªp.- A-§-s\-sbm-cp- hnÂ-]-{Xw- {]-Xn- N-a-¨p-­Im-¡n-b-Xm-sW-¶pw- Iq-«n-tNÀ-¯p.- ap-\-kn-^v- tIm-S-Xn-bpsS- hn-[n- A-´n-a-hn-[-n-b-sÃ-¶- Xn-cn-¨-dn-hv- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- ap-¶nÂ- hy-h-lm-c-¯n-s³-d- ]p-Xn-b- N{I-hm-f-§Ä- Xp-d-¶n-«p...-

 

H-¼-Xv-

MJC lÀ-Pn- hm-Z-¯n-\p- h-¶p.- MJC lÀ-Pn-¡-v- hm-Zw- D-t­Im?- MJC ]-cn-K-W-\-¡p- h-cp-¶- Znh-kw- ]-Wn-¡À- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- F-¯n.- MJC \-¼À- C«p-In-«m³- Xm³-s]-«- ]-¦-¸m-Sn-s\-¡p-dn-¨v- Kp-a-kv-X³- tIm-S-Xn- h-cm-´-bnÂ- h-¨v- ]-Wn-¡-tcm-Sv- ]-d-ªp.-

 

F-s´-Ãmw- Defect I-fm-Wv.- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn-bnÂ- Defect II-­p-]n-Sn-¡m-\p-Å- H-cp- h-Ip¸p- Xs¶-bpI-­v.- ^-b-enw-Kv- sk-Iv-j³- A-Y-hm- Defect finding section. lÀ-Pn- G-Xp- th-W-sa¶v- A-h-cm-Wv- Xo-c-pam-\n-¡p-¶-Xv.- 50 hÀ-j-s¯- X-s³-d- A-\p-`-hw-sImI-­v- h-¡oÂ- F-gp-Xn-s¡m-Sp-¯- lÀ-Pn- ^-ben-Mv- sk-£-\nÂ- Defect A-Sn-¡-pw...- a-S-¡pw...- ]n-s¶- sk-Iv-j³-ImÀ- Kp-a-kv-X\v- Dictation sIm-Sp-¡pw.- ]m-hw- Kp-a-kv-X³- lÀ-Pn- \-¼À- sN-bv-Xp-In-«m³- a-\-Êm-hm-Nm- A-X-\p-k-cn¡pw.- \-¼À- sN-¿n-¨v- ^-b-enw-Kv- F-¶- a-l-¯m-b- X-s³-d- Ir-Xyw- Kp-a-kv-X-³- ]qÀ-¯-n-bm-¡pw.-

 

""X-s³-d- X-e-bv-¡-I-¯v- a-®mwI-«-bm-tWm...- F-tSm- A-¸o-em-bn- h-cm-\-tÃ- Rm-\m- h-Ip-¸v- F-gp-Xn-b-Xv...- CRP B-bn- h-¶mÂ- B- P-Uv-Pn- X-Ån-¯-cpw...- X-s³-d...-''

ssh-In-«v- Kp-a-kv-X-s³-d- A-¸q-¸-s\- ap-XÂ- h-¡o-ev- hn-fn-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv- X-s³-d- B-X-v-amÀ-°-X- sh-dp-sX- B-b-tÃm- F-¶v- Kp-a-kv-X³- Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-¶-Xv.- P-Uv-Pn-sb- t\m-¡n-bm-Wv- h-¡oÂ- lÀ-Pn- X¿m-dm-¡n-b-sX-¶v- ]m-hw- Kp-a-kv-X-\p-t­Im- A-dn-bp-¶p...-

 

MJC hm-Zw- ]-d-bp-hm³- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- Pq-\-n-b-dm-Wv- h-¶-Xv.- Pq-\n-bÀ- h-¡oÂ- MJC lÀ-Pn- F-Sp-¯v- hm-bn-¨p- t\m-¡n.-

""....-]-Wn-¡À- \n-jv-I-f-¦-am-bn- k-Xyw- sN-bv-Xp- t_m-[n-¸n-¡p-¶- k-Xy-hm-Mv-aq-ew...''

"".....-Kp-a-kv-X³- en-kv-äp- t\m-¡n-b-XnÂ- hogv-N- ]-än-b-Xn\mÂ-....-''

h-¡o-en-s³-d- ho-gv-N-IÄ-¡v- Ip-äw- G-äp-]-d-ª-v- lÀ-Pn-IÄ- Xn-cn-s¨-Sp-¡p-¶-h³- Kp-a-kv-X³....-

A-¶v- ]-Xn-hn-epw- tIm-]n-jv-T-\m-bm-Wv- P-Uv-Pn-sb- I-­-IXv.- 

 

tIm-]w- A-dn-hn-Ãm-bv-a- a-d-¨p-]n-Sn-¡m-\p-Å- B-bp-[-am-sW-¶v- B-cm-Wv- ]-d-ª-Xv... Nn-e-cp-sS- au-\w- hn-Zzm-s³-d- `q-j-W-a-Ã...- au-\w- A-dn-hn-s³-d- e-£-W-hp-a-Ã...- A-dn-hn-Ãm-bv-a-bp-sS- B-h-c-W-hp-a-Ã.....- Nn-e- h-¡o-e-·mÀ- C-§-s\- tIm-]n-jv-T-·m-cm-bn- C-cn-¡p-¶-Xv- Pm-V-sIm-sIm-¶p-a-Ã....- Adn-hn-Ãm-bv-a- sIm-­Ip- Iq-Sn-bm-tWm?

 

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- tI-kp- hn-fn-¨-t¸mÄ- h-f-sc- hn-\-bm-\zn-X-\m-bn- Pq-\n-bÀ- ap-¶n-te-¡p- sN-¶p..- I-dp-¯- tIm-«n-s³-d- D-ÅnÂ- \n-¶pw- H-cp- bm-N-I³- ]-p-d-¯p-h-¶p..- tI-kv- X-Ån-b-Xn-t\-¡mÄ- em-L-h-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv- MJC A-\p-h-Zn-¨-Xv...-

""F-´n-\m- h-¡o-te...- C-§-s\- sh-dp-sX- \o-«n- sIm-­Ip-t]m-Ip-¶-Xv.... There is nothing in it .... there is no substantial question of law.''

 

MJC A-\p-h-Zn-¨v- P-Uv-Pn- ]-d-ªp.-

""My Lord, may be posted for admission on Friday.''

h-¡o-en-s³-d- hm-Zw- P-Uv-Pn- Aw-Ko-I-cn-¨p.- tI-kv- sh-Ån-bm-gv-N-t¯-¡v- am-än.-

X-s³-d- Zu-Xyw- Ir-Xy-am-bn- \nÀ-h-ln-¨- Pq-\n-bÀ- hn-P-b-{io-em-fn-X-\m-bn- ]p-d-t¯-bv-t¡m-Sn-. ]n-¶m-se- ]-Wn-¡-cpw- Hm-Sn.-

""\-½p-sS- MJC A-\p-h-Zn-¨p-'' Pq-\n-bÀ- A-dn-bn-¨p.-

 

]-Wn-¡À- B-\-µ-Xpµ-n-en-X-\m-bn...- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- X-s³-d- MJC A-\p-h-Zn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.- ssh-In-«v- h-¡o-em-^o-knÂ- \n-¶pw- ]-Wn-¡À- a-S-§n-b-Xv- ]-n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- H-ä-]m-ew- h-¡o-en-\p- sImSp-¡p-hm³- F-gp-Xn-b- I-¯p-am-bn-«m-bn-cp-¶p.- A-XnÂ- C-{]-Im-cw- F-gp-Xn-bn-cp-¶p.-

 

Dear Sir,

]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- A-¸o-enÂ- sh-Ån-bm-gv-N- hm-Zw-tIÄ-¡pw.- Cu- A-¸oÂ- \-¼À- tIm-S-Xn-bnÂ-

t_m-[n-¸n-¨v- Execution \-S-]-Sn-IÄ- AÂ-]w-Iq-Sn- \o-«n-]n-Sn-¡p-a-tÃm.-

 

hn-iz-kv-X-X-tbm-sS,-

           H-¸v)-

 

]-¯v-

]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡o-en-s³-d- I-¯v- ssl-t¡m-S-Xn- HmÀ-U-dn-\p- Xp-ey-am-bm-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-cp- I-­-IXv.- \n-d-ª- B-Xv-a- \nÀ-hr-Xn-tbm-sS- bp-²w- P-bn-¨- tbm-²m-hn-s\-t¸m-se- ho-«nÂ-h-¶p- I-b-dn-b- ]-Wn-¡À- a-\-Êp-\n-d-sb- `m-c-y-sIm-Sp-¯- `-£-Ww- I-gn-¨p--d-§m³- In-S-¶p.-

 

\m-ep- I-j-W-§-fm-bn- A-f-¶p- Xn-cn-¨n-«n-cn-¡p-¶- A-\ym-b-¸-«-n-I- h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- A-Xn-cp-I-fnÂ- ]-Wn-¡-cp- h-¨p- ]n-Sn-¸n-¨- a-c-¨n-Ã-I-fnÂ- ]n-tä-¶p-w- ]-Xn-hp-t]m-se- Im-¡I-Ä- I-c-ªp.- \m-«n-se- tIm-gn-IÄ- ap-gp-h³- Iq-In....- ]-Xn-hp-sX-än-¡m-sX- sXm-Sn-bn-em-sI- sh-fn-¨w- ]-SÀ-¶p...- A-¶v- ]-Wn-¡À- am-{Xw- D-WÀ-¶n-Ã-. F-¶pw- \n-kw-K-X-tbm-sS- am-{Xw- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- km-ao-]yw- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶- Pm-\-In-bp-sS- \o-­-II-c-¨n-ep-tI-«m-Wv- ]-Wn-¡-cp- a-cn-¨- hn-h-c-w- \m-«p-Im-c-dn-ª-Xv.-

 

Hm-tcm- h-gn-I-fnÂ- \n-¶pw- Hm-tcm- I-c-¨n-ep-I-fm-bn- s]-§-·m-cpw- A-fn-b-·m-cpw- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- A-cn-In-se-¯n.- A-hÀ- a-\-Ê-dn-ªv- I-c-ªp.- B-Xv-amÀ-°-am-bn,- h-¨p-sI-«n-Ãm-sX- I-c-ªp.- F-Ãm-hÀ-¡pw- th-In- sh-bn-ep-sImI-­p- X-W-te-In-b- h³- a-cw-t]m-se- X-§-sf- hfÀ-¯n-b- tP-jv-T-s³-d- i-co-c-¯nÂ- t\m-¡n- A-hÀ- B-Xv-amÀ-°-am-bn- I-c-ªp.- 33 hÀ-j-s¯- tI-kpw- XÀ-¡-§-fpw- Pbhpw- ]-cm-P-b-hpw- H-¶pw- B- k-¦-S-s¯- _m-[n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã.- B- a-c-Ww- kr-jv-Sn-¨ iq-\y-X- A-h-sc- hÃmsX- th-Z-\n-¸n-¨p.- A-h-cp-sS- hm-Z-ap-J-§-sf- ]-cm-Pn-X-\m-bn- am-{Xw- t\-cn-«- B- a-\p-jy³- a-c-W-¯n-s³-d- ap-¶nÂ- A-h-sc- tXmÂ-¸n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p.-

 

G-Xv- \n-b-a-¯n-\m-Wv- a-c-W-s¯- P-bn-¡p-hm³- I-gn-bp-I.....- G-Xv- bp-²-¯n-\m-Wv- a-c-W-s¯- X-S-bm³- I-gn-bp-I....- G-Xv- kv-t\-l-¯n-\m-Wv- a-c-W-s¯- ]n-Sn-¨-I-äm³- I-gn-bp-I....-

 

\m-em-bn- Xn-cn-¨- A-\ym-b-]-«n-I- h-kv-Xp-hn-s³-d- ]-Snªm-td- aq-e-bnÂ- aq-¯-s]-§Ä-¡m-bn- Xn-cn-¨- h-kv-Xp-hnÂ- \n-¶pw- ]-¨-am-hv- sh-«n- ]-Wn-¡À-¡v- Nn-X-sbm-cp-¡n.- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- a-I-fp-s-S- Ipªp-a-I³- B-Nm-c-{]-Im-cw- B- `u-Xo-I- Po-hn-X-¯n-\p- A-Kv-\n- ]-IÀ-¶p.- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- Nn-X- s]-§-·m-cp-sS-bpw- A-fn-b-·m-cp-sS-bpw- hm-in-sb- I-¯n-¨p-I-f-ªp.-

 

F-Ãm-a-dn-ªv- A-½- F-gp-Xn- h-¨- hnÂ-]-{Xw- k-Xy-am-sW-¶-dn-ªn-«pw- X-§Ä- tIm-S-Xn-ap-dn-I-fnÂ- tN-«-s\- tXmÂ-¸n-¨p-I-f-ªXv- A-h-sc- Iq-Sp-XÂ- hn-j-an-¸n-¨p.- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- Nn-X- B-fn-¡-¯pt¼mÄ- F-Ãm-h-cpw- H-cp- \n-an-jw- Ip-ä-t_m-[w- sImI-­v- I-c-ªn-cp-¶p.- X-§Ä- Cu- Po-hn-X-t¯m-Sp- \o-Xn- ]p-eÀ-¯n-bn-Ã- F-¶-hÀ- A-dn-ªn-cp-¶p.-

 

X-§Ä- tI-kp- \-S-¯n- P-bn-¨v- `m-Kn-¨- h-kv-Xp- X-§Ä-¡p-th-­-IF-¶p- Xo-cp-am-\n-¨v- A-hÀ- ]Wn-¡-cp-sS- ho-Sn-s³-d- ]-Sn-bn-d-§p-t¼mÄ- Pm-\-In- \n-Êw-K-X-tbm-sS- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- Nn-X-sbcn-bp-¶Xp- t\m-¡n- \nÂ-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.-

 

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sh-Ån-bm-gv-N- 20þmw- tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS- H-¶mw- \n-c-bnÂ- P-Uv-Pn-¡p-t\-sc-bp-Å- I-tk-c-bnÂ- ]n-jm-c-Sn- h-¡oÂ- ]-Wn-¡-cp-sS- tI-kp- hm-Zw- ]-d-bp-hm³- \n-e-bp-d-¸n-¨n-cp-¶p.- P-Uv-Pn- tNm-Zn-¡p-¶- GXp- tNm-Zy-¯n-\pw- D-¯-cw- ]-d-bp-hm³- X-¿m-dm-bn.- Xm³- kr-jv-Sn-s¨-Sp-¯- Substantial Question of Law bnÂ- ap-dp-sI- ]n-Sn-¨v- [o-c-\m-bn...-

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The Recent Amendments in Criminal Procedure Code and
Assistant Public Prosecutors - A Comment

 

     (By K.G. Sankaran, Deputy Director of Prosecution,

Directorate of Prosecution, Ernakulam)

 

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2005 (25 of 2005) and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2005 (2 of 2006) after much discussion passed by both houses of our Parliament and received the assent of the President of India long ago. But the implementation of the amended Act was deferred by the Government indefinitely, most probably due to the nation wide protest by Lawyers and the objections made by the Bar Council of India against some provisions, which according to them are likely to affect the interest of the accused. The most objectionable part of the Amended Act as far as the Lawyers are concerned is making obligatory the presence of the accused at the time of final hearing and pronouncing the order of the anticipatory bail application filed by them. The advantage (or disadvantage) of the Amended Act is that once the anticipatory bail application filed by the accused is rejected, the investigating agency is at liberty to apprehend the accused from the court premises itself. The other objection seems to be against the confiscation of the property of the accused who has evaded the process of the case.

 

Whatever may be the objections raised by the Lawyers and others, the Government now was pleased to implement the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2005 fully and the Code of Procedure (Amendment) Act 2005 partially. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 (2 of 2006) except S. 4 has come into force with effect from 16th April 2006 vide SO 523(E) dated on 12th April 2006. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2005 (2 of 2006) except S.4 has came into force with effect from 5th July 2006 Vide SO 990(E) dated 3rd July 2006. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2005 (Act 25 of 2006) except provision under Ss.16, 25, 28(a), 28(b), 38, 42(a), 42(b)(III) and (iv) and 44(a) has came into force with effect from 23rd June 2006 vide SO 923 (E) dated on 21st June 2006.

 

Generally speaking, most of the amended provisions in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Code are welcomed by the public at large, especially the amended provision in Criminal Procedure Code, not to arrest a woman after sunset and before sun rise, except under special circumstances that too under a written order from a Magistrate concerned is most welcome to the Human Right Activists and other women organisations. No doubt, the amended provisions will be helpful to a certain extent to under trial prisoners who have been suffering in jail since many years without trial. Provisions like ‘Plea Bargaining’ etc. will also be helpful for speedy disposal of cases and thereby it becomes a major relief for our over crowded courts.

 

But, so far as the Assistant Public Prosecutors in the State are concerned it is doubtful whether amendments made in the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Code have done any justice to them. A new provision under S.25 (A) is introduced in the Criminal Procedure Code enabling the State Government to establish a Directorate of Prosecution. The new Section empowers the State Government to establish a Directorate of Prosecution consisting of a Director of Prosecution and as many Deputy Directors of Prosecution as it thinks fit. A person who has been in practice as an Advocate for not less that 10 years shall be eligible to be appointed as the Director of Prosecution and Deputy Director of Prosecution and such appointment shall be made only with the concurrence of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the High Court. The Director shall be the head of the Directorate of Prosecution and he is under the direct administrative control of the Secretary of the Home Department. It is very sad to point out that if such provisions under S.25(A) is strictly implemented in the letter and spirit, no Assistant Public Prosecutor in the State is going to be promoted as Deputy Director of Prosecution since most of the Assistant Public Prosecutors do not have the required 10 years practice at the Bar. Further, such appointment of Deputy Director shall be made only with the concurrence of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the High Court. No doubt, such contingencies in the appointment will create so many problems in the way of our promotion to the post of Deputy Director of Prosecution. More over, the Advocates having 10 year practice at the Bar will be appointed as Deputy Director of Prosecution and we the Assistant Public Prosecutors shall ever remain as Assistant Public Prosecutors in our whole service and will be constrained to work under his administrative control. What a pity it is!

 

But we have a ray of hope in the amendment made under S.24 of Criminal Procedure Code. Here an explanation is introduced after the proviso to sub-S.6 of S.24 which reads as follows:

 

Explanation for the purpose of this Sub-section.

 

 “regular cadre of prosecuting officers’ means a cadre of prosecuting officers which includes therein the post of a Public Prosecutor, by what ever name called, and which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors by what ever name called, to that post”.

 

 ‘Prosecuting officer’ means a person by whatever name called appointed to perform the functions of a Public Prosecutor, an Additional Public Prosecutor or an Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Code.

 

In this context, it is significant to note the decision of the Apex Court in K.J.John v. State of Kerala reported in 1990 (2) KLT 651 (SC) = 1990 Cr.L.J. page 1777. The Apex Court rejected our prayer for promotion, mainly holding that the Assistant Public Prosecutors do not include in the ‘regular’ cadre of prosecuting officers as envisaged u/s.24 (6) Cr.P.C. and so the Assistant Public Prosecutors can not be insisted on being appointed as Public Prosecutor. Now the legal embargo created by the Apex Court is removed by the legislature by introducing an explanation to the term ‘regular cadre of prosecuting officers’. The explanation specifically says that the cadre of prosecuting officers means and includes all the Assistant Public Prosecutors, what ever name called. So all the legal hurdles in the way of our promotion is removed.

 

Now the ball is in Government Court. Proviso to sub-s.6 of S.24 clearly says that where in the opinion of the State Government no suitable person is available in the regular cadre of prosecuting officers for such appointment, the Government may appoint a person as Public Prosecutor from the panel of names prepared by the District Magistrate. To put it another way the Government may appoint a person as Public Prosecutor from the panel prepared by the District Magistrate, only if, it has an opinion that no person (Assistant Public Prosecutor) in the regular cadre is suitable for such appointment. The Government is the whole authority in the above matter. If the Government says that the Assistant Public Prosecutors are not suitable to be appointed as Public Prosecutor the whole matter ends there and we have no right whatever to challenge it. With due respect, I submit that Government cannot form such an opinion. There are competent, efficient, hard working, trustworthy, experienced Assistant Public Prosecutors in our State. The Government can select such competent person and appoint them as Public Prosecutors. By doing so a long cherished dream of Assistant Public Prosecutors is going to be fulfilled. Will the Government do justice? 

Make Ostracize Crime

S.A. Karim, Advocate, Thiruvananthapuram

Ostracize is not an offence either in our country or any other country. The dictionary meaning of ostracize is to exclude one from society and from one’s social group. Ordinarily it is called ex-communication. Our society consists of religious groups such as Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis, Sikhs & others. Every religion has personal laws. What is not applies on personal laws, applies on general laws. Matters coming under personal laws and general laws can be questioned in a court of law. There are customs and conventions in every religious society. It is unwritten and un-breakable. Usually a selected or elected body is the custodian of such customs and conventions. This is true in all religious societies. Their punishment is ostracize.

A society excludes the ostracized from attending social and religious functions and gatherings. Some times the ostracize affects the members of the ostracized’s family. The pain and suffering of ostracize is immense. Such one cannot approach a court of law, because it is not an offence. One Sheik Sher Mohammed of Bhadrak district in Orissa divorced his wife Najma Beevi in triple talaq-under the influence of alcohol. Later they lived as husband and wife. The Orissa unit of Jamial-ul-Ulama opposed their re-union. The couple fought their battle up to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court directed the Orissa Government to provide protection to the couple. The Jamial-ul-Ulama says, they will ostracize the couple, if they continue to live as husband and wife. This is the latest case reported in the New Indian Express of 24th April, 2006.

According to Jamial-ul-Ulama, the re-union is against Sharia. In the instant case the re-union harms none. Every law is made for the welfare and betterment of the society. Similar is the case with customs and conventions. No man is made either for the law or custom or convention. None shall be permitted to take the law into one’s own hands. So, there needs a law to make ostracize crime.