FLAWS IN JUDICIARY

‘To be or not to be’ best describes the press meet held by four judges of the SC last week. We need to understand that if they were forced to speak to media, then things are definitely turning awry. Even the Great Revolt of 1857 started with rebellion from a single soldier, and the rest followed. This press conference shows that serious flaws exist in judiciary as well. Those who raised their voice against the system were time and again tagged anti-national. After the press meet, a five-member committee was constituted by the CJI, but none of the rebel judges made it to the panel. This again shows that things are not normal. It is also disturbing to hear some retired judges opining that the rebel judicial officers should have resigned and refrained from making their concerns public. This is surprising. It is a known fact that people look up to judiciary for protection of whistleblowers, but the same institution is in no mood to exonerate people serving the institution itself. DS Thukral, Ambala