‘Need independent judiciary for a liberal democracy’
NEWDELHI: Supreme Court judge justice J Chelameswar, who with three other senior judges spoke against the Chief Justice on arbitrary allocation of sensitive cases, on Monday said that an independent judiciary was necessary for a liberal democracy.
Justice Chelameswar said, “For the survival of a liberal democracy, an impartial and independent judiciary is essential.” He said a constant examination was needed to ascertain how the judiciary was functioning and this should be done for the welfare of the people.
Commenting on the current state of the backlog of cases in the judiciary, he said that a solution must be found “if the institution is to remain relevant.” He stressed on the need for more study and research on the issue. BHOPAL: Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel reached Bhopal from Ahmedabad on a chartered bus on Monday for her swearing in as the governor of Madhya Pradesh on January 23.
Patel, 76, sources say, also refused an official car when she was greeted by the Madhya Pradesh administrators in Bhopal.
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh high court, justice Hemant Gupta, will administer the oath of office to Patel at the Raj Bhavan on January 23, a Raj Bhavan official said. Patel travelled with around 30 passengers, said to be her family and friends.
On her way to Bhopal, she stopped at Ujjain and offered prayers at the Mahakal temple, another official said.
Patel was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2014, when incumbent Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, to August, 2016, when she resigned the post.