Reader Rants 'n' Raves

The DMK (rather, its leader Karunanidhi) thinks that enacting amendments to existing laws and arbitrarily putting them in the IXth Schedule will effectively evade judicial questioning of the amendments. These parties are ill-advised. Recently,it was clearly pointed out by Supreme COurt judges such arbitrary and mechanical method of misusing IXth Schedule will itself be questioned and such malpractice is liable to be struck down.

this is a serious business and I request the parliamentarian to participate in the debate to bring on light that creamy layer of OBC will really effect the naturally the persons really deserves to be provided with seats and employment from OBC. This creation of OBC started only during last decade and should be continued for another decade so the deserving OBC should get the benefit.

Making a law and putting under Constn.Nineth Schedule mechanically would render our democratic COnstn. infinitely pliable because of the large nos.There is a wisdom warning democratic structures that majorities can go wrong on certain points touching Human Rights and justice which minorities can clearly see.

From these developments of (a) Supreme Court directing exclusion of creamy layer from OBC quota law recently enacted, and (b)the demand for not complying with the SC directive by insisting that an amended Law including creamy layer and be incdd. under th IX Schedule of Constn. - the question arises, whether the Supreme Court in our democratic structure has a unique contributory role and position.