"Judges Appointing Judges A Propagated Myth": Chief Justice of India

Sunday, 26 December 2021Newsdesk

The notion that "judges are themselves appointing judges" is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said today.

New Delhi, 26 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, He was delivering the fifth Sri Lavu Venkatewarlu Endowment Lecture on "Indian Judiciary - Challenges of future" at Siddhartha Law College, Vijayawada. He also said that in recent times, physical attacks on judicial officers are on the rise and at times, there are concerted campaigns in the print and social media against judges if parties do not get a favourable order while these attacks appear to be "sponsored and synchronised." There is a need to liberate the institution of public prosecutors. Total independence must be granted to them and to make them answerable only to the Courts, he said.

Source - NDTV