Importance of Law and an Upright Leader

“The law was made for one thing alone,for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. And anyone who wants a crumb of this exploitation for himself must obey the law strictly.”

Bertolt Brecht.

If one person is not to be exploited it is a must, according to Dr. Subramanian Swamy, to study law.

Interview of Dr. Subramanian Swamy in Words of Wisdom / Gyan Ganga on Law for Empowerment and Charan Singh is a must see.

The key takeaways from the interview is:

1. Importance of studying Law

2. Introduction of Law as an elective in College

3. How lawyers manipulate / harass people who are legally illiterate

4. Importance of common language in Court, especially in a country like India

5. Introduction of Mimamsa method in Court.

6. Greatness of Chaudhary Charan Singh (Former Prime Minister of India)

Thanks Dr. Swamy for sharing key traits of Chaudhary Charan Singh, especially youngsters, who have forgotten former Prime Minister of India.

Here, Dr. Swamy spoke about Justice Ganguly and Mimamsa Principles of Interpretation, I will share portion of that case judgement which appeared in The Hindu paper:

A Bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice A.K. Ganguly in its order said “MIP which were our traditional principles of interpretation for over 2,500 years, but which are unfortunately ignored in our Courts of law today. It is deeply regrettable that in our Courts of law, lawyers quote Maxwell and Craies but nobody refers to the MPI. Most lawyers would not have even heard of their existence. Today our so-called educated people are largely ignorant about the great intellectual achievements of our ancestors and the intellectual treasury which they have bequeathed us.”

The Bench said “the MPI is part of that great intellectual treasury, but it is distressing to note that apart from the reference to these principles in the judgment of Sir John Edge, the then Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court in Beni Prasad vs. Hardai Bibi, a hundred years ago and in some judgments of one of us [M. Katju, J.] there has been almost no utilisation of these principles even in our own country. Most of the Mimansa Principles are rational and scientific and can be utilized in the legal field.”

The interview is a must see for all Students of Law / Indian Political System.

Source: J Gopikrishnan