- As the popular saying goes, every one of us, including individuals, institutions, entities, society, state, or, for that matter, countries, is not only expected to keep looking at opportunities to revisit what has been in practice to improve but also show willingness to accept the need for any change wholeheartedly. The moment we start believing that there is no scope for further improvement vis-à-vis revisiting the practice in vogue, it denotes complacency in the system, which would also open the door for a status-quoist mentality to take firm root. Thus, it makes eminent sense to keep looking for ways and means to improve ourselves all the time, irrespective of where we stand. This phenomenon applies to the highest court of the land, too, the Apex Court. Reviews are a must.
PC: The New Indian Express
- As mentioned above, reviews are fundamental to running everything better, from courts to governments to science to technology. Nothing is excluded, you see. As such, the Supreme Court must not fret that many of its decisions are being reviewed by other SC benches. Indeed, no one in any position of authority, big or small, should get miffed if their decision are subject to another scrutiny. Stuff happens all the time, for better or worse. How will decision-making get better without reviews? Courts, parliaments, and scientific bodies all rely on the power of review to write better judgments, improve upon legislation, and have research pass the test of peer assessment. Imagine a world without review. One cannot even comprehend what would ensue, after all.
PC: Ajay Gulzar – Medium
- Think about it. The hangman would be terribly busy as it would be a not-so-funny comedy of errors of bad law, broken software, and dangerous medicine. As it is, there are, these days, an alarmingly large number of people who believe WhatsApp univ, which reviews nothing, carries the wisdom of Nalanda, even if they can’t quite tell you where or what Nalanda is. Reviews have transformed whole countries. Remember, one of the most dramatic reviews ever was by India in 1991. The government discovered its forex wallet, designed as per the best socialist principles, was empty. Liberalisation followed. Industrial licensing? Reviewed. Trade policy? Reviewed. Foreign investment? Of course, reviewed. Cut to the present. Think about technology. Let’s recall BSOD.
PC: Information Age | ACS
- The Blue Screen Of Death hit the world last year. That massive outage knocked out global tech. Windows retired the infamous blue, after Microsoft’s review decided it was time to junk it. Even relationships can course-correct only if there is recognition that a pause & pivot is called for, whether with partners or as parents of teens. So, those in authority mustn’t view a call for review as an affront to their ego, or an insult to their intelligence. Nothing, including SC judgments, is sacred. The Supreme Court is held in such high esteem by the ordinary citizens of the country that the custodian of the Constitution must willingly feel obliged to keep reviewing and revisiting those judgments that may have run their course.
