Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

On Wednesday, while celebrating the Independence Day, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra finally broke his silence on the unprecedented press conference held on January 12 this year by four senior judges of Supreme Court against CJI Misra.

CJI Misra said that “to criticise, attack and destroy a system is quite easy” but “what is difficult and challenging is to transform it into a performing one”, reported The Indian Express. His reaction was long due on the unfamiliar press conference held by Justice J. Chelameswar(Retired now), Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph and the failed impeachment motion moved by the Opposition in the Parliament against him.

CJI Misra, in a function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association after unfurling the Tricolour, said, “To criticise, attack and destroy the system is quite easy what is difficult and challenging is to transform it into a performing one. For that one has to transcend one’s personal ambitions or grievances rather constructive steps need to be taken with positive mindset of reform, no matter howsoever small,” reported The Indian Express.

He took a dig at “some elements who may endeavor to weaken the institution” without naming anyone in particular. He said, “It is necessary to be productive in a state of counter-productive times.” “There may be some elements that may endeavour to weaken the institution. But we refuse, we all together, to succumb to them,” added CJI.

CJI said in the function attended by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, “everyone should remember it’s essential that one should work hard in silence and utmost sincerity and his words shall make the noise,” which is seen as an attack on his critics both inside and outside the judiciary system.

He reminded the gathering that they serve the ‘Lady of Justice’ and the “basic essence” of justice was that the “delivering” and “imparting” of justice should be balanced.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad advised the judiciary to discourage ‘fly-by-night’ PILs (Public Interest Litigation). He asserted, “While I notice with satisfaction that the Supreme Court is imposing a lot of cost on fly-by-night PILs, there is need to have some kind of audit, some kind of understanding that the larger perspective of the PIL is not lost.”

“We have always respected PIL and judiciary must intervene to put things right I would also say that governance must be left to those who are elected by the people to govern”, said the Union Minister.

By isha

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