I remember one of the Newshour
Debates featuring the revelation of Justice Katju . Former Supreme Court
judge Markandey Katju alleged that three ex-Chief Justices of
India allowed a judge in Tamil Nadu to continue in office even after being
informed of his corrupt deeds. It had among the Guest Mr. Ram Jethmalani
and Mr. Soli Sorabjee who were of the opinion that Justice Katju should have
followed his complain to its logical conclusion as and when he came to know of
it.If no heed was paid to his complain , he should have resigned rather than
allowing that Judge to continue when he knew of the
adverse Intelligence Bureau reports .It is easier said than done. In this country where corruption
has become a way of life, one will land up with more number of friends and
associates if he or she will pursue corruption than the other way round. He
acted like a whistle blower but who pays attention to such allegations !!!
It is easy
to romanticize the heroic act, standing up for what is just, righteous and
even legal but the path is not easy. You will be left
alone, ridiculed and victimized. Tagore in his poem said
" Jodi tor dak
shune keu naa aase tobe ekla chalo re", and yes , indeed one has to walk
alone. When Mr Ashok Khemka pointed to irregularities in land
deals involving businessman Robert Vadra, he received a threat call. The call,
made to Mr Khemka's office was extremely obscene, vulgar and intimidating
to his family members
(http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/threat-call-vulgar-and-intimidating-says-senior-ias-officer-ashok-khemka-287440) .The Haryana government , under Chief Minister
Bhupinder Hooda served him the chargesheet for “having caused damage to the
reputation of Robert Vadra and that of DLF”, and also for
"illegally" cancelling the land deal. It also started an
investigation into Dr Khemka’s role as the MD of Haryana Warehousing
Corporation. This is nothing but harassment and intimidation.Not just
that the state government also ordered an audit by State Auditor General in an
attempt to ensure he is not able to get central government deputation as well.
