Role Of Judge Like Walking On Razor’s Edge: Chief Justice Khanna

New Delhi:

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna at this time stated the position of judiciary is immediately linked to democracy and underscored that it has been made doable solely by the rules laid out by the structure. Talking on the event of the seventy fifth structure day, the Chief Justice dubbed the structure as a “residing, respiration doc”.

The position of a choose is “typically likened to strolling on a razor’s edge,” he stated, explaining that each judgement given “requires balancing competing rights and obligations” and must be a “zero sum sport”.

“It inevitably creates winners and losers, inviting celebration from some and criticism from others. It’s this duality that invitations scrutiny into the functioning of the courts,” he added.

“For some, the Constitutional Courts of India are among the many strongest on this planet. For others, we’re straying from our constitutional duties-sometimes by failing to problem the established order or in resisting the transient widespread mandate of the citizens,” he stated.  

The Structure, he stated, protects the judiciary from the shifts of the electoral course of. It ensures that selections are honest and free from whims.

“Because the custodian of basic rights, the judiciary is working from the bottom stage to the very best stage. We’re sure by our constitutional obligation. On the similar time, we’re additionally open and clear. With this, our focus is public curiosity, safety of their rights. We’re additionally accountable to the general public. We’re additionally conscious of our autonomy and accountability,” he stated.

Justice Khanna stated whereas administration of justice is the firmest pillar of governance, “every department of the federal government is… a associated actor which works in a level of separateness”.

“There may be interdependence, autonomy in addition to reciprocity. Every department should honour its constitutionally assigned distinct position whereas nurturing inter-institutional equilibrium. When correctly understood, judicial independence serves not as a excessive wall however as a bridge – catalyzing the flourishing of structure, basic rights, and governance framework,” he added.