mumbai disgusted with blatant corruption the nation is looking to the judiciary as a saviour but they too have to set their house in order as the experience of uday dandwate son of the late socialist leader madhu dandwate showsuday has been unable to execute his fathers will for the past five years because of his steadfast refusal to bribe officials at the bombay high courta fivetime mp from rajapur in the coastal belt of konkan in maharashtra dandwate was the railway minister in morarji desais cabinet and finance minister in v p singhs cabinet he was known for his spartan lifestyle and insistence on probity in public lifeuday who lives in the us and heads a design research consultancy firm called sonicrim brings up the matter relating to his fathers will in an article in the radical humanist a magazine founded by political theorist and activist m n royhis piece crisis of confidence in the november 2010 issue explores the reasons behind indias inability to build a national character in the wake of the commonwealth games scamtalking of how lust for lucre is the driving force for most indians today uday says the most recent example of the audacity of greed is my personal struggle to secure a probate for my father prof madhu dandavates will from the testamentary department of mumbai high courtthe high court has to certify a will before it can be executed but uday says that the court officials delayed the probate for the past five years because i refused to pay a bribeaccording to uday a globetrotter who writes and speaks on topics relating to peoplecentric design and innovation the officials are very well aware of the fact that they are seeking a cut from the meagre savings of a person who is known throughout the country for impeccable integrity in public lifeyet they expect a bribe because the system is not capable of deterring stopping or punishing their corrupt acts being conducted blatantly within the premises of bombay high court in the meanwhile over the years my lawyer has sent me several hints to be practical and even refused to take my calls sometimes with the hope that eventually i will fall in line meaning i will embrace the new mindset of emergent india says udaylawyer raju moray who has been an activist for various public causes is now bringing this to the notice of the chief justice the incident just shows the depths to which we have sunk he saysexhorting indians to stand up to corrupt politicians and public officials uday says if we play our part in building a national character punish those elected representatives who are involved in corrupt or criminal activities instead of becoming a part of the system we will eventually build india of our dreams that we can be proud ofmy father once said to me you have legitimate claim only over the money that is a product of your intellectual or physical labour by