God does not forgive nor forget: 'I was transferred with ill intention'- MP HC judge at farewell
Indore, May 20 (PTI): "God does not forgive nor forget," were the words echoed with profound bitterness by Justice Duppala Venkata Ramana, a Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, as he prepared to demit office on Tuesday.
What is traditionally a moment of reflection and gratitude turned into a critique of a system that, in his eyes, had inflicted deep and unwarranted personal hardship.
"It was a remarkable period of my life," Justice Ramana began, his voice steady, yet laden with pain.
"I was transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court to the Madhya Pradesh High Court without any explanation.
"I was asked for options. I opted for the state of Karnataka, so that my wife could receive better treatment," he said, referring to his wife's battle with PNES (Paroxysmal Non-Epileptic Seizures) and severe brain complications following the COVID-19 pandemic.
But his plea—a husband’s earnest request born from compassion—fell on deaf ears.
The Supreme Court, he said, disregarded his choice, and what followed was a relentless and ultimately futile struggle for a compassionate hearing.
He had submitted formal representations to the Supreme Court on July 19, 2024, and again on August 28, 2024, reiterating the severity of his wife’s medical condition.
"But the representation was neither considered nor rejected," he lamented.
Another appeal during the tenure of the previous Chief Justice also went unanswered.
"I received no response. A judge like me expects at least a humane consideration. I was disheartened and deeply pained," he added.
He acknowledged that current Chief Justice B R Gavai might have been more sympathetic—but it came "too late in the day as I am demitting office."
Justice Ramana expressed his belief that the transfer was executed with "ill intention to harass me."
"Anyway, my transfer order seems to have been issued with ill-intention and to harass me. I suffered as I was transferred from my home state for obvious reasons," he stated, a veiled reference to unseen forces.
"I am happy to satisfy their ego. Now they are retired. God does not forgive nor forget. They will also suffer in another mode," he added.
Despite the bitterness, his speech was not without dignity and resilience.
A first-generation lawyer, Justice Ramana reflected on his life: "I bore witness to the resilience of human existence, the power of human struggle, dignity in poverty, and most importantly, unshakable hope and faith."
"These ordinary, everyday experiences" taught him that "except hard work, there is no shortcut to success".
His career, he acknowledged, was marked by "struggles and bitter experiences" that eventually led him to "diversify my activities."
From the moment he joined the judicial service, he was subjected to "conspiratorial scrutiny."
"My family has suffered in silence,” he shared, "But ultimately, the truth will always prevail."
He invoked the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Justice Ramana stressed that every achievement in his life came after enduring setbacks and hardships.
He embraced these challenges, believing that "every failure carries a seed of equivalent advantage."
"I never claimed to be a scholarly judge or a great judge. But I always believed that the ultimate purpose of the justice delivery system is to provide justice to the common man".
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US service member missing after Iran shot down fighter jet rescued
Washington (AP): A US service member who had been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post early Sunday.
The crew member had been missing since Friday, when Iran downed a US F-15E Strike Eagle. A second crew member was rescued earlier.
Trump wrote that the aviator is injured but “will be just fine,” adding that he took refuge “on the treacherous mountains of Iran.”
Trump added that the rescue involved “dozens of aircraft” and that US had been monitoring his location “24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.”
The war began with joint US-Israel strikes on February 28 and has killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes and spiked fuel prices. Both sides have threatened, and hit, civilian targets, bringing warnings of possible war crimes.
The fighter jet was the first US aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the conflict in late February.
Trump said last week that the US had “decimated” Iran and would finish the war “very fast.”
Two days later, Iran shot down two US military planes, showing the ongoing perils of the bombing campaign and the ability of a degraded Iranian military to continue to hit back.
The other jet to go down was a US A-10 attack aircraft. Neither the status of the crew nor exactly where it crashed was immediately known.
A frantic US search-and-rescue operation unfolded after the crash of the F-15E jet on Friday, focusing on a mountainous region in Iran's southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.
Iran also promised a reward for anyone who turned in the “enemy pilot.” Iran's joint military command on Saturday said that it also struck two US Black Hawk helicopters Friday, but The Associated Press couldn't independently verify that.
