How to clear backlog In lower Judiciary?

The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court,Chandigarh.

SUB: Suggestions for Clearing back log IN LOWER JUDICIARY

1.     One way to clear backlog is to specialize. An average human mind is patently incapable of considering myriad of Acts and processing peculiar facts relevant to each particular Act to give a reasoned conclusion. Hence It will not be practical and nor a judge can be expected to individually deal with each of different acts and facts which come up before him every day and do justice in any of them. Hence, like in Delhi subordinate judiciary, one judge should only do one type of cases. Like in ADJs there can be matrimonial court, murder/attempt to murder court/ rape/criminal appeals court-MACT, / Civil appeal court-Arbitration cases etc. Similarly in Civil judges there can be bifurcation of, injunctions, property matters /rent petitions, declarations etc. Similar bifurcation can be done in criminal matters into cases into 138 matters & others (A have given a note on a separate sheet how Sec 138 NI Act matters are being conducted in ignorance of law and how 99% of them are based on void instruments.) AnnexureA

2.     Control of corruption in lower Judiciary. Our judges are only as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps. Their maxim is boni judicis est ampliare jurisdictionem [good justice is broadly (my) jurisdiction], and their power the more dangerous as they are not accountable for their orders like other government functionaries. Their orders being merely appealable do not render them liable for misuse of official position or to Judicial misconduct. There is unlimited socializing with businessmen / University professors in lower judiciary. We have seen constitution, central/state acts being amended, witnesses being threatened in open courts, their statements being changed and facts manipulated. All on Rs1/- telephone call. A more permanent form of control of corruption may include:

A)     Install CCTV in all courts. Every word which is spoken in Court should be mechanically recorded. This will ensure honest recording of evidence and prevent threatening of witnesses and manipulation of evidence by Judges.

B)     A judge speaks through his Judgment and so does his morality or lack of it. Amend service rules to include any order which tantamount to amendment of Constitution/Central/ State Acts and manipulation of facts as case of violation of oath of office and thus a case of major criminal misconduct and corruption.

 As per the existing practice of giving a judge / judgement on a platter to a party in litigation, e g to ‘A’ in case of “A versus B”, a DJ/ADJ would telephone his colleague/ Civil judge and tell him ‘B’ is ‘exploiting’ the system. The hint is clear. ADJ/Civil Judge is to please ‘A’. So in order to please ‘A’ if the concerned Judge has to amend Constitution/Central/State Act and or manipulate facts so be it. If day is (mis)interpreted as night or ‘X’ into ‘Y’ and ‘Y’ into ‘Z’, it should not be treated as case of misinterpretation, but case involving amendment of ‘Act’ or manipulation of ‘fact’. Such an Order be treated as violation of oath of office / criminal misconduct involving moral turpitude. The judge be arrested and no bail be granted.

Kingpin of corruption in lower Judiciary in Haryana is Dr B B Parsoon DJ Yamuna Nagar. He supplies majority of ADJs and civil judges / albeit their orders for pleasure of litigants. Telephone tapping of all phones operating in his residence alone for a period of six months will lead to majority of judges being removed in Haryana. He also acts as conduit between them and higher Judiciary (Balram Gupta, son of a honest high court clerk, lived a life of part depravity and starvation, came in some easy money, was a tout, is a tout and will fore ever remain a tout.) Words in brackets were not in original letter.

3.     Increase staff strength by 100-200 %

4.     Every subordinate judge should be given a legal reader (in addition to regular reader) who will give facts and case of parties & relevant statues to the judge in summary form along with minimum four steno typists. (One for recording evidence, One for typing Zimni orders two for detailed orders)

Dated 01.01.2010                     KD Aggarwal

                                                   Advocate

Exclude Post dated cheques from cheque bounce case u/s 138 NI Act.

The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court,

Chandigarh.

Secretary legal/legislative affairs, Punjab.

Suggestions for PREVENTING back log IN LOWER JUDICIARY

        

Prevention is better than cure. Reduce points of Dispute

Cases under Section 138 NI Act.

Most of the cases are under this section. Every legal document including bears a column for date, place & Signature. Column for Date is meant for the mentioning the date when the document is signed. Similarly the column of date mentioned in Cheque means the date when cheque is signed. It cannot be treated as anything else. For a cheque to be valid wef from a future date there should be two columns for date. One when cheque is drawn / signed, 2^nd when cheque will be valid. A bill of exchange mentions two dates, one when the bill of exchange is drawn and 2^nd when the bill of exchange is to be paid. In existing cheques, there is only one column for date meant for the date when cheque is drawn and signed. A judge which misinterpreted a post dated cheque having one date column clearly misinterpreted it as bill of exchange and gave legality to a void document. 

A large number of disputes relates to a few acts only which can be curtailed by either amendments of Acts or by enforcement of Acts. In my letter of 1st January 2010, I had taken up disputes under 

i) Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act/

ii) Rent Act

iii) Power of Attorney Act

Proviso to Section 138 also clearly mentions complaint has to be filed “within a period of six months from the date on which it is drawn”. The literal meaning of ‘drawn’ is the date when cheque is written and signed. One cannot draw, sign, & submit a document in court on 5.10.2009 and put date as 1.12.2009. Such a document will be void on the face of it. There is no provision of post dated document in law and in particular NI Act. The present problem which has been created by a judge has to be removed by another Judge.

Cases under Rent Act.;

Cases of personal necessity should be decided on the basis of sworn declaration that the landlord will neither sell the property nor let it out for a period of ten years next. If a landlord violates his declaration, following options can be taken:-

A)     Tenant to be put back in possession.

B)     Tenant to be granted compensation on the rent being paid by him.

(Such compensation to be a statutory charge on the property of landlord. Court should send copy of the declaration to Patwari for marking red entry in Jamabandi,/ to Estate officer for recording state lien/charge for enforcement of declaration.)

C)     Landlord to be convicted for perjury for minimum period of seven years.

D)     Any transfer of such property during the continuation of declaration to be declared void.

Note: The Act will require amendment.

Power of attorneys Act; Another major disputes relates to sale of properties on the basis of Power of Attorneys, their misuse etc. Such transactions also causes major loss of revenue to State. Donee should be restricted to 1^st degree blood relation to be used only in case of physical disability/ distance or any other personal difficulty etc.

Note: This will require amendment of Power of attorney Act and strict enforcement of Registration Act.

Dated 01.01.2010                    KD Aggarwal

On October 11, 2011, Supreme Court held;

“A power of attorney is not an instrument of transfer in regard to any  right,  title   or   interest   in   an  immovable   property.   The   power  of  attorney   is  creation of an agency whereby the grantor authorizes the grantee to do the acts   specified   therein,   on   behalf   of   grantor,   which   when   executed   will   be binding on the grantor as if done by him (see section 1A and section 2 of the Powers   of   Attorney   Act,   1882).   It   is   revocable   or   terminable   at   any   time unless it is made irrevocable in a manner known to law. Even an irrevocable attorney does not have the effect of transferring title to the grantee.”

http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1565619/

Part-IV

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal father of Kapil Dev Aggarwal; 

A.     Early life and education;

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal is 6^th child and eldest son of Mrs. Lajwanti Aggarwal and Lala Mela Ram Aggarwal. Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal was born on 18^th April, 1924 at family home at B-8, Mochpura Road, (Mochpura bazaar) Ludhiana. He was educated from Arya School Ludhiana until 5^th standard. Later the family moved to Lahore in 1935. In Lahore the family took on rent a villa measuring 80,000 sq feet; 6, Muzang Road, Labore. The Villa was taken at then monthly rental of Rs 250/- in the year 1935. Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal completed his school education in year 1940 i.e. 10th standard from DAV School, Lahore. He did F.A. (1942) and B.A. (1944) from DAV College Lahore in Political Science and Economics. Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal completed his law from Law College Lahore in the year 1947. After partition of the Country, he started his practice in the year 1947 in the High Court of Punjab (post partition east Punjab) which at that time started functioning from Peteroff at Shimla.

B.     Marriage;

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal married Sushila Devi daughter of Mrs. Budhan Devi and Mr. Girdhari Lal Banker S/O Mr. Ram Rattan Banker S/O Lala Rura Mal Banker. He was married on September 1, 1954 at Ludhiana. The reception was held two days later at Hotel Cecil, Shimla. He has two children daughter Renu born on September 6^th 1955 and son Kapil Dev Aggarwal born September 29^th, 1967. Daughter Renu is married to Mr. Nalin Kumar S/O Mr. L C Gupta and Mrs. on 18^th June 1983. They have one son Ravi Gupta born on 16^th April 1984 at Chandigarh. Sushila Devi died peacefully in her sleep on September 5^th 2005.

C.     Professional life;

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal began his professional life in the year 1947 as pleader (as per rules in that period a person was required to act as pleader for two years before they were permitted to argue cases in High Court). Below is the picture of 1st office (1948) of Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal as seen today.

Hydeville, Annadale Road Shimla.

He joined as pleader with Mr. Thakur Dass advocate, (Thakur Dass F/O Ishwar Dass, Chabil Dass & Shiela) who was practicing in lower courts. After two years he joined Mr. D K Mahajan advocate as his junior and worked with him till the elevation of Mr. D K Mahajan as Judge of High Court in 1957. Thereafter Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal joined Mr. P C Pandit advocate, as his junior and worked with him as such till the elevation of Mr. P C Pandit as Judge of High Court on 4^th March 1960. Mr. Raj Kumar then joined Mr. B R Tuli, Advocate till Mr. B R Tuli was elevated as Judge of High Court on 28^th May 1968.

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal in his independent practice became advisor to New Bank of India Ltd, then a private Bank in 1964 and remained as its retainer till New Bank of India was merged in Punjab National Bank in 1993. He also became retainer to central Bank of India in 1968 and remained as its retainer till Central Bank of India employed its full time law officers in 1982. He is dealt with education matters and worked for Punjab University since 1964; He was proficient in real estate matters worked for Improvement Trust Ludhiana since 1970 apart from several private land related disputes from villages in and around Ludhiana.

Most of his class fellows choose to become Judges of High Court. To name a few Surinder Singh, RN Mittal, SC Mittal, RN Aggarwal, MS Gujral and Jagmohan Tandon, other class fellows were Amar Chand, F/O Kapil Sood, Mast Ram Gupta, F/O Deepak Gupta, Kailash Sood F/O Ajay Kumar Sood. Ram Nath Vaid F/O Manmohan Vaid and Vipin Vaid.

Chief Justice D K Mahajan and later Chief Justice R S Narula wanted Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal to also become Judge of High Court. Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal declined by saying; “Why you want to retire me 20 years earlier. Pension won’t be sufficient for me to maintain my family including my extended family/ relatives who are dependent upon me.”

D.      Family;

Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal had six sisters and 2 brothers. The names of the sisters are Prakash, Shakuntla, Lakshmi, Raj Kumari, Padma and Satya. The names of his brothers are Rajinder Aggarwal and Rajeshwar Aggarwal.

He had five brother-in-laws. Mr. Harprakash, Mr. Vedprakash, Mr. Ramprakash, Mr. Gopal Krishan Banker and Mr. Kewal Krishan Banker. He had two sisters-in-law namely Mrs. Lajwanti Garg and Mrs. Santosh.

Having such a huge family kept him mostly busy in looking after not so fortunate ones in the family.

i)      Most of his life was spent in settling the children of one of his sister-in-law (wife’s sister) who left her husband and was living independently with her five children.

a)     Her eldest daughter was in government service, where transfer and postings are most important factors and determine your future life. Most of the time Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal was kept busy in her transfer and postings. All her connections are because of plum postings, she got through the help of Raj Kumar Aggarwal.

B)     Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal helped her 2^nd daughter in getting;-

I)      A teaching job,

II)     Admission in University hostel without being a student under discretionary quota of chancellor.

III)   Going to Delhi for her admission in a Training institute.

IV)    Appearing as a witness in court cases to enable them get money from their estranged father.

(This daughter got dentures and assisted in cataract operation of Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal).

C)     Her eldest son could not afford to live independently after he got a government job. So he was given food, accommodation by Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal at his home.

D)     Youngest son got admission in NDA but in view of treatment he was getting in NDA, he wanted to quit. Had he been allowed to quit, he would have no future, so much time was spent in locating a friend of his CO. and his CO was requested to go lenient on this boy so that he should not quit Air Force. But for this help, this boy would never have been in Air Force.

E)     Another son had done his LLB and wanted to join Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal in his profession. But Mrs. Sushila Devi declined as her husband had spent practically all his life in settling her relative’s children and had no time for his own children. However Renu Gupta and Kapil Dev Aggarwal are self made and never needed crutches in their life unlike those mentioned above and never used their father’s name or conections any time in their life.

ii)      After death of his mother–in-law Mrs. Budhen Devi a dispute arose between her sons over property distribution. Gopal filed a suit for partition. this was dismissed. Then Mr Raj Kumar Aggarwal was engaged to file time barred appeal. Appeal was allowed in favor of of Gopal. Local commissioner was appointed for partition of property who gave a report that property cannot be partitioned and property be sold and money divided between claimants. Property was sold by court at rock bottom prices. Mr. Raj Kumar was again asked for help. he again filed another appeal and sale was set aside and property restored to its original owners. In between Kewal a Brother-in-law (wife's brother) stabbed the purchaser who was connected to local MLA and criminal cases was foisted upon Kewal. Again help of Mr raj Kumar was sought in criminal cases. Mr Raj Kumar Aggarwal 1st got kewal bailed out and than also got the criminal cases quashed otherwise Kewal might have been imprisoned for a long time.

iii)     He got Job for one of his nephew (sister's son) in a private Bank which Bank was later nationalized. He also provided him with other necessities and luxuries of life. The said nephew remained in the job till his retirement. 

iv)     He offered another of his nephews’ (sister's son) full financial, moral and material support to enable him to become an Engineer and shifted him from Ludhiana to Chandigarh to enable him to fulfill his dream. He became Engineer on the strength of offer of support by Mr. Raj Kumar Aggarwal.

v)     He got husband of one his niece out of a difficult situation, when the said relative got in ‘extreme disfavor’ of a minister over the relative’s refusal to oblige the Minister.

vi)      he got job for son-in-law of his sister in a Bank.

In view of responsibilities of relative’s, Mr Raj Kumar Aggarwal could buy his own property only in year 1988 out of his provident fund, where he thereafter lived contentedly along with his family.

An Exception apart which only proves the rule, all the above relatives for whom Mr. Raj Kumar spent his entire life are never seen in later years and those who are seen were never helped.  In-real-world-is-it-good-to-do-good.

Later years

He was never lied in his life and was always ready to help others or those in distress. He lived an honest and contended life and used to daily walk for 4-5 Kilometers till the age of 90 years. On 31st March 2014 he suffered fracture of right neck femur of hip joint for which he was operated on 1^st April 2014 at PGI Chandigarh by Dr Raj Bahadur and got hip implant. On January 20^th 2015, he suffered fracture of left neck femur of hip joint for which he was operated on 21^st January at GMCH Sector 32 Chandigarh by Dr Sudhir Garg. In May 201, he lost appetite. He could not eat or walk. He remained admitted to Hospital GMCH 32. He died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 92 years 4 months on 18th August, 2016. He led a good, contended and fruitful life from 18th April 1924 to 18th August, 2016. He leaves behind his daughter Renu Gupta and Son Kapil Dev Aggarwal.

Kapil Dev Aggarwal

What is the effect of increase of interest rates in developing economy on cost push inflation?

   

               THE FREEMEN

Dear Brethren,

In response to my appeal Dated August 5, 2010, the Executive Director vide his reply Dated September 27^th, 2010 stated that there is no way to know the effect of increase in interest rates on inflation, increase in unemployment, poverty, closure of industries, foreclosure of mortgages and general effect. http://kapildevaggarwal.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html

This is palpably incorrect. The effect of increase in interest rates on inflation, increase in unemployment, poverty, closure of industries, foreclosure of mortgages and general effect is easily known. Following is the response which I sent to him;

To,                                       Dt January 20^th 2011

                                                                                                        

Sh C Krishnan, Executive Director,

Reserve bank of India, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,

Fort, Mumbai – 400001.

Sub; Your letter / order Dt 27.9.2010

Ref; My letter /appeal Dt August 5 2010

Dear Sir,

A.     Demand pull inflation can be controlled by increase in lending rates but cost push inflation can only be controlled by reducing lending rates.

1.         Vide my letter /  appeal Dt 5.8.2010 I has asked the following query under RTI;-

“After RBI decides to increase rates;-

1)         How many company / business declare bankruptcies?

2)         How many accounts are declared NPAs

3)         How many people loose employment?

4)         How many mortgages are foreclosed?”

2.         Vide your order Dt 27.9.2010 you were pleased to pass the following order;-

“4.        …. It’s needed to be mentioned here that the queries made by the appellant are not capable of eliciting any definite information from the Reserve bank or for that matter, any public authority….”

3.         Should the matter simply end there or is it our duty of to measure the effect of monetary policy on public at large. Is the information too difficult to collect?

a)         Banks collect monthly NPA figures and send them to RBI. The format can include bankruptcies. NPA figures are directly proportionate to repo rates.

b)         Banks have KYC Norms whereby they should also get monthly employment figures of their loanees or can get them along with monthly stock statements.

c)         Banks already submit monthly statements where they have foreclosed mortgages under securitization Act.

d)         Government is already giving monthly IIP (Index of Industrial production) which sees a dip whenever there is increase in repo rates.IIP figures are inversely proportionate to repo rates.

When I asked my query under RTI, I already knew the answer. Object was that RBI should start tabulating / collecting data which is the most important input required for laying down monetary policy. You may argue that closure of factories of business may be for lot other reasons than merely high cost of debt. However a careful analysis of the above data will give a reasonable accurate data about the businesses which are closed / increase in NPAs / increase in unemployment solely because of increase in repo rates.

4.         In my August 5 2010 letter, I had mentioned in ‘PS’ Para 5 that current monetary policy of RBI will lead to hyper inflation in economy. After 5 months results are before you. The simplified version of my contention in Para 5 is as below;-

Causes of Inflation;

Inflation is dependent on constraint in supply.

Lesser the supply- higher the inflation.

Supply is further dependent on cost of supply.

Higher the cost of debt - higher the cost of supply

higher the cost of supply - leads to reduction in supply/

Successive increase in cost of debt since march 2010 has led to present situation.

Suggestions;-

Reduce the cost of debt (lending rates) ie Repo Rate by at least 1.5% immediately.

RBI should buy back bonds in open market operation to increase liquidity which has seen a dip.

I hope you will take my suggestions in the right perspective.

Yours truly in service of nation

            Sd/-

CA K D Aggarwal

Copy to ; Sh Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, 7 Race Course Road, New Delhi for information and necessary action.