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‘Legal Balm’, is a trendsetter for infusing accountability through a new tool of proposed legislation- ‘Constitutional Tort’. Pruning of existing laws and non-implementation of various laws has been dealt with head-on by the author, who has sufficient credentials in law and in public service through free legal aid. The original and juristic perceptions by the writer have been dealt with the real life-legal situations by way of application of the systemic correctional and healing balm- The Legal Balm.
The various topics have been dealt with in a concise manner with precision and clarity. The language has been crafted with the dexterity of a master craftsman. The book is a gift not only to Modern India, but also to posterity. The author draws inspiration from Benjamin Franklin’s sentiments, thus
‘If you would not be forgotten,
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worth reading,
Or do things worth writing’.
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Contents
- Every one has a right to live under the Indian Constitution
- The Manner of Death Penalty Needs to be more Humane
- The Police is Basically for our Protection
- The Foundations of Law Need to be strengthened with trust
- Handle our Less Fortune
- India Needs its Own Model of the Jury System
- Public Interest Being Protected Through Law Courts
- Law Needs to be Changed to Control Epidemic of Accidents on Indian Road
- Curbing the Menace of Road Accidents
- Justice in India is very Belated
- Constitutional Courts can be Trend Setters for Speeding up Justice
- Rescheduling India Justice at the Grassroot level
- Climbing the mountain of pending cases
- We need more Judges
- The Indian I.T. Act is a Legislation in the Right Direction
- Let us Make Justice Modern and Updated
- Using Technology for national service
- Uphaar cinema verdict: a breakthrough in compensation Law
- New legislation regarding abortions
- India needs a witness protection program
- The trend of witness turning hostile in criminal cases needs to be curbed
- Rape Law Needs Updating and People Need to be Sensitized
- Let us Follow the example of the crime free village
- Let us take a fresh look at jails – the backyard of our country
- Plea-bargaining is an effective tool for Speeding up Justice
- Inject National Institutions with the serum of truth
- Law grapples with issue like sex determination
- Time for law to cater for the neglected child
- Balancing privacy and rights under R. T. I. Act
- Accountability @ Constitutional Tort
- A Critical Appreciation
By Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, Former Judge, Supreme Court
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Author Details
Ravi Sodhi
Born June 15th, 1958 in the scenic valleys of Srinagar (J&K), in the family of an army officer Lieutenant Colonel Ram Singh Sodhi, the author graduated in laws form Punjab University, where he later also taught as an honorary part time lecturer. He joined the legal Practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh in the year 1982, and remained Additional Advocate General of Punjab from 1 April 2003 to 12 August 2005. He is presently the Additional Standing Counsel for Chandigarh Administration.
A lawyer of great eminence, Mr. Ravi Sodhi has been a legal retainer of many prestigious corporate houses. He also has rich experience in arbitration, which includes his appointment as an arbitrator in international arbitration. A Noted Constitutional Expert, having argued many important public interest litigations, the author successfully argued the famous Landmark Constitutional Full Bench of LAL Chand versus State of Haryana (reported as 1998 PLR page 640) in which the 73rd Constitutional Amendment compromising Article 243(o)in which the 73rd Constitutional powers to hear certain election matters was read down. The Author has been providing free legal aid to the public at large since 1995 through the Columns of Reputed National Dailies – The Indian Express and Hindustan Times (Chandigarh Editors), He was awarded the coveted Award ‘Punjab Ratan’ (Jewel of Punjab) by the 27th Annual All India Conference of Intellectuals in the year 2008, for the recognition of his talents and distinguished services, rendered by him to be society at large.
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