Read Justice Katju on former PM’s killers release
Rajiv Gandhi’s killers have been in jail for over 30 years. Due to their good conduct in jail the Supreme Court ordered them to...
Is Urdu a foreign language ? By Justice Katju
Some people in India say that Urdu is a foreign language. But is it ? I submit that while Arabic and Persian are no...
A Kashmiri King who did Justice
The Rajtarangini', (River of Kings), an epic Sanskrit poem by the Kashmiri poet Kalhan (12th Century), mentions how Chandrapida, a King of Kashmir, upheld...
Justice at its purest
In his History of Bengal, Prof. Charles Stewart mentions an interesting case from 1490 AD, which appeared before Qazi Sirajuddin, the Qazi -e-Subah of...
Bijuri Chamkat ba By Justice Katju
I had posted this story on fb a long time back, but since many may not have read it I am reposting it.
The story...
Justice Katju on modern Urdu
Most of Urdu poetry written nowadays is rubbish. Most Urdu festivals or mushairas are money making rackets, and the so called shaayars write and...