By K.C. Biddappa, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITC Ltd. The sudden and abrupt transfer of an efficient, effective, people-friendly and non- controversial Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru, D. Randeep, after one-and-a-half-years in Mysuru, to a smaller district of Hassan, just three months before the crucial Assembly polls, which is a step down job, raises more questions than…
Unprecedented turmoil in Supreme Court
January 17, 2018Sir, The recent protest and the press conference by the four Judges of the Collegium against the roster system and allegation of assigning important cases of national importance to Junior Judges has stunned the nation. I am no legal expert. However, I believe it is the prerogative of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court…
Democracy in India: Enough of Westminster Model, why not US Model?
January 11, 2018By K.C. Biddappa, Retd. Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd. This has reference to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra in Star of Mysore dated Jan.3 regarding the perpetuation of dynastic politics in Indian democracy. How true! Dynastic politics is in the DNA of Indian political system. For a common, hard-working, honest and tax-paying citizen, democracy in India has very…
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