Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday (November 4) famous the “difference” between the elected arm of the federal government and the judiciary and mentioned that the judges don’t think about how the society would respond while deciding cases. The CJI additional mentioned that the legislature can enact a recent legislation to remedy a deficiency in a judgment nevertheless it can’t straight overrule it.
“There is a dividing line between what the legislature can do, and what the legislature can’t do when there is a judgment of the court. If a judgment decides a particular issue and it points out a deficiency in law, it is always open for the legislature to enact a fresh law to cure the deficiency,” the CJI mentioned while talking on the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
“What the legislature cannot do is to say that we think the judgment is wrong and therefore we overrule the judgment. The judgment of a court cannot be directly overruled by the legislature,” the CJI mentioned.
Judges guided by constitutional morality
Justice Chandrachud mentioned that the judges are guided by constitutional morality and never public morality while adjudicating cases.
“We have disposed of at least 72,000 cases this year and there’s still a month and a half to go,” he mentioned.
The CJI mentioned that extra girls will enter the judiciary if there’s a stage enjoying area and famous that there are structural limitations within the entry-level of the judicial system.
“We need to redefine merit in an inclusive sense. If you open a level playing field for entry, you will have more women in the judiciary,” he mentioned.
Justice Chandrachud additionally prolonged greatest needs to the Indian males’s cricket group for the World Cup and mentioned they encourage him.
(With PTI inputs)
