Opinion Do We Get Justice
Based on Truth?
by TA Ramesh
An
old proverb says that example is better than precept. All are equal
before law. So, law makers also follow the law they make and set an
example to others so that law, order and justice can be respected by
everyone. Justice should be based on truth. Judgments pronounced in
various courts should not differ for the same case. If it is based on
truth, justice will be the same in all the courts. For that judges
should be sincere, impartial and correct. Then only people will have
faith in the court of justice. Without justice nothing can function
properly, fairly and orderly in the democratic world. So, justice should
be maintained with proper laws and reforms so that human world can
function with confidence in peace, order and stability.
Materialism Deteriorated Justice
Law is there to maintain order in the society. Dharma is also there to
maintain natural order in human life. Law is there to protect the
sincere, good and innocent. If it not so, the law enforcing authority is
deceived or not functioning properly, which means that morality has
deteriorated in the society. This is due to materialism at the expense
of humanism that is being overwhelmingly followed by the administration
of the nation. Technological developments, westernization of industries,
commerce, science and technology in the modern world termed as
civilization are the causes for this type of materialistic outlook of
the society that have deteriorated the national culture. So, selfishness
in pursuits of materialistic goals has encouraged everyone to be
unmindful of corruption, law and order problems and chaos in the
society. Only profit motive, benefits, utilities are top most in
everyone’s mind but not culture, morality or humanism in the
materialistic pursuits of man in the modern world. Law may be hoodwinked
but not dharma that puts one and all in disillusionment one day or other
if it is not followed in the society.
Justice in Jeopardy
When social justice based on man made laws and natural justice based on
the laws of nature or dharma are not properly followed or cared, how
will sincere, honest and good people be safe and safeguard their rights
and freedom in the society? These sincere people should be aware of in
the public and be alert to safeguard their rights and liberties so that
they can do what they like and see changes taking place according to
their desire in the world. But democracy is running on the wish of the
majority whether it is the voice or votes of the people. As morality,
laws and culture are neglected and corruption, malpractices and illegal
activities are over looked, rowdyism in the small scale levels and
terrorism in the large scale levels are dominating over the affairs of
men whether it is a democratic country or a totalitarian State. So,
justice is in jeopardy and bends according to the wish of the pressure
group.
This trend is very dangerous to the developments, civilization,
creativity and inventive activities of the people in the society who are
innocent or ignorant of the malpractices at the top level in politics.
Between the brute majority of the common people and the influential
rogues of the top level, the sincere men of developmental activities,
who are responsible for the promotion of art, culture, creativity,
innovations and developments in any nation are driven to hopelessness
and pessimism leading only to stagnation of the society or chaos and
anarchy everywhere.
Still Might is Right
In the past might was right. Then man was like wild animals hunting
animals for food in the forest; there might was right at that time.
Afterwards man became civilized because of his inventions of fire,
wheel, agriculture, electricity, electromagnetic waves and electronic
gadgets. Because of his materialism, fighting nature and wars, though
civilized, is uncultured, immoral and hypocritical in his activities in
the world. Though man has established democratic parliaments, courts of
justice and tribunals, justice is not up to the mark. So, how can one be
rest assured of anything in the world? In spite of many developments,
from the materialistic pursuits man has not changed over to humanistic
pursuits in the world. Economic thinking has absorbed man so much even
today that socialistic or humanistic thinking has not yet started to
occupy in his planning and implementation in various fields in the
world.
So, even after the world wars, cold war occupied his mind for some
decades at a stretch. Even after the cold war, competition in the field
of international trade has not stopped the fighting nature of man. The
game using might instead of right is still continuing though the might
of military power is replaced by economic power for sometime. Yet might
of some kind or other is still the right that decides the matter in the
world. In this regard history repeats itself more today than yesterday.
The reason is that the mindset has not changed or improved according to
the changes, reforms and developments in the modern world.
True Justice is Changeless
Religions, national constitutions and international laws are there to
maintain order, peace, unity and brotherhood in the world. If it is
based on truth, justice will not be changing from court to court; it
will be the same in all the courts whether it is a munsif court
or sub-court or high court or supreme court or international court. In
the same way justice will not vary from person to person based on one’s
personality, power and popularity.
Not only for the individuals but also for the nations true justice will
be the same everywhere. Justice cannot be and should not be compromised
due to the big size, population, military strength and vast economic
growth of a nation. Though peace looks to be within the reach because of
the efforts of the international community, it is impossible to achieve
in some cases in the world. Hence wars and conflicts are there between
Israel and Palestine, India and Pakistan and problems are yet to be
solved between China and Taiwan.
First it was thought by the Arabian nations that Israel could be erased
from the world map; but because of its intelligence and unity of the
people, Israel is successfully surviving against them though it is very
small in size. Though Pakistan is continuing with conflicts and many
proxy wars in Kashmir allowing cross border terrorism without limit in
the Indian Subcontinent on the basis of religion, it is impossible to
win over secular India even after five decades. Though justice is slow
to get, it is surely reserved for the true, good and reasonable at the
end.
Biased International Justice
International peace is affected because of the decisions taken by the
nations of various groups of alignments are against international
justice. For international matters, decisions are taken based on the
politics of such forums; and the action taken on such decisions are
unanimously justified whether they serve for the cause of peace or
create problems.
Friendship is beyond the barriers, taboos, parochial approach,
sentiments and favoritism. Only cousins and brothers belonging to
various relative groups fight for petty reasons and maintain enmities
endlessly among themselves. Broadminded friendship is not like this type
of ordinary human relationship that thrives on petty matters, flatteries
and favoritism. So, the duty of a friend is also to correct the mistakes
of another friend, make the other one see the reality and accept truth
and reason. That is called justice based on truth in the world.
But in reality, the world forums are functioning like narrow minded
relatives and not as broad minded friends. So, when this is so, how can
reason and justice prevail over any matter in this world? Hence
international peace is in jeopardy whenever justice is neglected on any
matter or whenever the nations persistently pursue on matters of their
own interests only at the expense of other nations’ problems and
difficulties. That is why international terrorism has taken such a
formidable shape that it has become a necessity for all nations to fight
it out by unanimous cooperation resolving immediately all outstanding
problems, disputes and conflicts among some nations that generally
affect international peace very often.
No Justice, No Peace
Non-aggression and non-interference in the internal affairs or other
nations are the best way for nations to have peaceful coexistence in the
world. Whenever any nation resorted to war and force ignoring justice
and truth, international peace was in danger and disturbed. During and
after the cold war times decisions of nations on world matters differed
much over one another. Only after the terrorist attacks on the twin
towers of the World trade Center at New York in USA, realization has
come to the nations that international peace is impossible to maintain
unless terrorism is totally rooted out from the soil by hunting down the
terrorists wherever they are and bringing them to justice for
punishment.
Though justice was ignored and neglected, without justice no nation
could breathe a sigh of relief and exist in peace in the world. Truth
and justice can never be destroyed. Justice based on truth only can
maintain peace forever in the world. This realization is now uniting the
nations at last better than before for cooperation and coordination in
the developmental activities in various fields on the basis of
friendship among them, which is the best way for peaceful coexistence
for all nations in the world.
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An
old proverb says that example is better than precept. All are equal
before law. So, law makers also follow the law they make and set an
example to others so that law, order and justice can be respected by
everyone. Justice should be based on truth. Judgments pronounced in
various courts should not differ for the same case. If it is based on
truth, justice will be the same in all the courts. For that judges
should be sincere, impartial and correct. Then only people will have
faith in the court of justice. Without justice nothing can function
properly, fairly and orderly in the democratic world. So, justice should
be maintained with proper laws and reforms so that human world can
function with confidence in peace, order and stability. 