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“No one can deny that there is corruption in the judiciary. There were corrupt judges yesterday and there are also today.” This is not a common man’s complaint, but a very harsh and honest comment by a two-judge bench of the Honorable High Court itself. You may be a little surprised to hear this, but Madras High Court recently said this big thing during the hearing of the petition related to banning a film.
The court took this strict stand and banned the Tamil film based on the story of alleged corruption in the lower courts (trial courts). ‘Karuppu’ But flatly refused to impose a ban.
Why was the film accused of defaming the entire judicial system?
In fact, a lawyer named RS Tamilavendam had filed a PIL in the Madras High Court to stop the release of this film. The petitioner alleged that the film ‘Karuppu’, directed by popular director RJ Balaji and starring South cinema superstars Surya and Trisha, has portrayed the courts, judges and the entire legal system in a very objectionable and negative manner. It was argued in the petition that this film lowers the credibility of the entire judicial system among the general public and defames it.
‘No need to treat judges like holy cows’
Rejecting this petition outright, Justice G.R. What the bench of Justice Swaminathan and Justice V. Lakshminarayanan said has become an example in the judicial history of the country. The court said in very strong words:
“No one can deny that corruption exists in the judiciary. There were corrupt judges in the past and there are there even today. There is no need to treat judges like ‘holy cows’. Courts and judges cannot be considered above the criticism of the common man.”
During the hearing, the High Court also referred to the historic statement of the country’s former Chief Justice (CJI) SP Bharucha, in which he had said that about 20 percent of the judges of the country are involved in corruption. Along with this, the court also mentioned the questions raised on the judiciary by senior advocates Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan.
Court dismisses corrupt judges from their jobs
However, the double bench made it clear that it does not fully support the exaggerated negative image shown in films, but it cannot turn a blind eye to the truth either. The court said, “We are fully aware of the cases of judicial corruption and such examples keep coming before us. Madras High Court continuously takes strict action at the administrative level and also keeps showing the way out by dismissing such tainted judges.”
What is the story of the film ‘Karuppu’ and why is there an uproar over it?
According to cinematic circles and media reports, the story of the film ‘Karuppu’ is woven around a fictional court named ‘Seven Wells’. It is shown in the film that the chief judge of that court is extremely greedy and corrupt. By colluding with a cunning lawyer, he keeps the functioning and decisions of the entire court at his fingertips. Justice Swaminathan also recorded in his order that he himself has seen this film and banning it under the grounds of artistic expression cannot be justified in any way.
Everything is melodramatic in Tamil films: High Court
When the petitioner again argued that the entire system has been shown in a very bad and scary manner in the film, the High Court commented in a very light-hearted and funny manner. According to a report in ‘Bar & Bench’, the court said smilingly, “It is true that the system has been exaggerated in the film, but this is the traditional style of making Tamil films. In our films, a single hero blows away more than a dozen goons. Everything is very melodramatic in Tamil cinema. Therefore, the audience should also watch ‘Karuppu’ only from the perspective of a film, and not take it for granted. Want.”