Accusations against CJI are a test — and an opportunity — for Supreme Court | The Indian Express

Accusations against CJI are a test — and an opportunity — for Supreme Court | The Indian Express

Written by Meenakshi Arora, Payal Chawla |Updated: May 2, 2019 10:38:20 am

Meenakshi Arora is a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India

Payal Chawla is founder of JUSCONTRACTUS, India’s first and only all-women law firm

Accusations against CJI are a test — and an opportunity — for Supreme Court

As the most powerful court in the world, our Supreme Court still has the unique opportunity to show how free and fair investigations can be conducted, paving the way for a new era of equality and dignity for women, and to leave a lasting legacy for the world to follow.

On April 20, an aghast nation watched the Saturday morning “massacre” of the Constitution and natural justice in open court. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)

As the world watched with horror the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, in the face of accusations of sexual assault by the credible and poised Christine Blasey Ford, we, in India, remained quietly proud of our Supreme Court. And then all that changed. On April 20, an aghast nation watched the Saturday morning “massacre” of the Constitution and natural justice in open court.