Friday, December 14, 2007

Oh, And By The Way-India Has Nukes

Two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman (the monkey god) have been summonsed to appear in court by Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in order to help resolve a property dispute. They own the land, according to locals, that a priest claims was granted his grandfather by a former local king.

Now that the two gods seem to have so contemptuously flaunted the Indian justice system by failure to appear, the judge has issued a newspaper advert encouraging them to do so at once.

The judge's court is a "fast track" meant to solve disputes quickly. I think here is the crux of the problem. You see, the gods are immortal entities, and can't be rushed, as time has no meaning to them. The judge should try to exercise a little understanding, to say nothing of judicial restraint.