Court’s in-house procedure, by which allegations against CJI were examined, has stood the test of time | The Indian Express

Court’s in-house procedure, by which allegations against CJI were examined, has stood the test of time | The Indian Express

Written by Soli J. Sorabjee |Updated: May 14, 2019 7:39:10 am

The writer is a former attorney general of India.

Court’s in-house procedure, by which allegations against CJI were examined, has stood the test of time

If we do not trust judges of the Supreme Court, then God save the country. We must put a lid upon the unfortunate controversy and save the institution, the office of the Chief Justice of India, from further damage.

The in-house procedure expressly states that no lawyers shall be permitted to participate and contemplates only sitting judges to be members of the inquiry committee.

Judges in India perform important functions. The losing party, not unexpectedly, nurses a grudge against the judge who has decided the case against him or her and at times labours under the mis-impression that the judge is corrupt. Apparently, a judge needs to be insulated from the displeasure and wrath of the losing party.