Rane undermined Maharashtra's pride and prestige, his days in Union cabinet numbered: Shiv Sena
Mumbai (PTI): The Shiv Sena on Thursday claimed Union minister Narayan Rane undermined the pride and prestige of Maharashtra and action against him was taken as per the law over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' also claimed that "Rane's days in the Union cabinet were numbered".
Earlier this week, Rane sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.
He was arrested from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on Tuesday and later granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad.
His remarks had led to protests across Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena and BJP activists also clashed with each other near his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday.
On media reportage of his 'imminent arrest' in the case, Rane had said hours before his arrest that he was not a normal (ordinary) man and cautioned the media against such reportage.
The editorial in 'Saamana' said, "Since Rane is not a normal person, he undermines the pride and prestige of Maharashtra. The BJP should at least understand now."
It claimed that Rane has said Maharashtra can't fight the Centre since there is a BJP government.
"Even Maharashtra's enemies did not undermine the state as Rane did," the Marathi daily said.
It said action against Rane over his remarks against the CM was done as per the law.
"Law is same for everyone - be it a normal or an abnormal person. At least now the BJP should not ask if the rule of law prevails in the state," said the Sena, which shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra.
It said a case was filed against Rane, like it would have been done in any other case.
"Someone threatens a person, who then files a case under the IPC and then police act as per the procedure...nothing different happened in Rane's case. Hence, the opposition BJP's claim of a Talibani rule in the state is baseless," it said.
Notably, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the BJP does not support Rane's comments, but the "party stands behind him 100 percent".
Alleging that the state police force was being used as a tool for "vendetta politics", the former chief minister had said there should be law and order and "not Taliban-like governance".
The Marathi publication said Fadnavis supports Rane, but not his threat to the chief minister. "This wasn't expected from Fadnavis, who is a lawyer by profession," it said.
"If Rane stops considering himself as great, a lot of problems in his life will be resolved without medication," it quipped.
"If Rane thinks he is great because of his induction into the Union cabinet, then Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely bring him down from the pedestal," the editorial claimed.
It said Modi considers himself a "fakir", while Rane thinks he is great.
"Surely, Rane's days in the Union cabinet are numbered and Fadnavis will have no doubt about this in mind," the Thackeray-led party said.
It also said the Shiv Sena and the BJP differed earlier on several occasions, but the kind of clashes that took place following Rane's comments and arrest never happened before.
"Rane and his supporters in the BJP are responsible for this," the edit claimed.
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CJI's advice to aspirant: Join the bar, become a lawyer, don't hanker for judicial services post
New Delhi (PTI): She came to the Supreme Court seeking a re-evaluation of her paper in the examination for joining judicial services as a magistrate. What she got instead was a rejection — and a candid confession by the Chief Justice that he too had wanted to join the judicial services in his youth but was advised by a senior judge to become a lawyer instead.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Friday dismissed a plea filed by Prerna Gupta, the judicial services aspirant.
As Gupta pressed her case, the CJI intervened and said, "Let me share my personal story and I hope you will go happily as we cannot allow your petition."
He recounted his time as a final-year law student in 1984 when he wanted to become a judicial officer. As per requirement, he cleared the written test and was set to appear for an interview.
Judicial services is one of the two routes to become a judge after initially joining as a magistrate in lower court and thereafter rising through the ranks to become judge in a high court and possibly the Supreme Court.
The other route is to join the Bar, which means becoming a lawyer, and after building a reputation be picked from the Bar to become a judge at a senior level.
By the time the CJI's exam results came out, he had started practising at the Punjab and Haryana High Court when he was called for the interview.
The senior-most judge on the interview panel happened to be a judge before whom he had recently argued two significant matters.
"One of the matters was Sunita Rani vs Baldev Raj, where he had allowed my appeal in a matrimonial case and set aside the decree of divorce granted by the District Judge on the ground of schizophrenia," he noted.
Before the interview could take place, the judge called the young Surya Kant to his chamber and asked, 'Do you want to become a judicial officer?'
"I said 'yes.' He immediately said, 'Get out from (my) the chamber.'"
The courtroom fell silent as the CJI Justice described his initial heartbreak.
“I came out trembling. All my dreams were shattered. I thought he had snubbed me and that my career was over,” the CJI said.
However, the story took another turn the following day and the judge summoned him again, this time offering a piece of advice that would change the trajectory of his life.
“He said, ‘If you want to become (a judge), you are welcome. But my advice is, don’t become a judicial officer. The Bar is waiting for you,’” Justice Surya Kant recalled.
The CJI said he decided to skip his interview and didn't even tell his parents at first, fearing their disappointment, and instead chose to dedicate himself to his practice as an advocate.
“Now tell me did I make a bad right or bad decision,” the CJI asked and the litigant lawyer left the court with a smile on her face despite her case being dismissed.
Encouraging the petitioner to look toward the future rather than dwelling on the re-evaluation of a single paper, Justice Surya Kant said, "The Bar has much to offer."
