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Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state "Daddy's Home" in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revelation by former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan that eight of the 16 Chief Justices of India were corrupt is very disturbing and a matter of great concern.* *That even judges were recently caught copying only reinforces the need for stringent procedures in their selection. The manner in which High court judges are currently picked is not acceptable. The process lacks any transparency and is shrouded in secrecy. The vacancies of High court judges ought to be advertised to promote fair competition.. The selection panel could comprise of the Chief Justice of the High Court along with one or two Chief Justices of neighbouring states. Such a process would ensure the selection of only those persons of high integrity with sound knowledge of all fields of law together with an impeccable character. We cannot afford to have erroneous judicial appointments. We may never know how Mr. S.C.Bora became a judge of the Bombay High court in 2008 and why he was relieved of his judicial duties in just a few months. The less said about that issue the better but the fact remains that there should never be a need for Judges to be judged. However, we must be vigilant to see if there are another few Boras still remaining as judges. The degradation of the judicial system cannot be allowed. Otherwise we will have the Kodas, the Laloos, Mulayams and the Mayawatis taking over India’s (in) Justice delivery system. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372