The angry, majestic aside

\”The only way to prevent corruption in the nation is to hang those who are corrupt from [the nearest] lamp post….The law does not permit us to do that. Else, we would prefer to hang corrupt people like you from a lamp post. Only then would the others develop a fear and avoid indulging in such practices..\” The above was the opinion of a judge of the Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju. The pronouncement came during the hearing of a bail application filed by an accused in the Rs.1,000 crore [Bihar] fodder scam.

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