The former CJI further commented, “The judiciary has been entrusted with the responsibility of examining whether the actions of the executive are in accordance with the law and consistent with the Constitution.
Justice Hansraj Khanna, uncle of Justice Sanjeev, was a Supreme Court judge; however, despite his seniority, he was not made the Chief Justice due to his opposition to the emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government.
Terming it “very high-handed,” Justice Pardiwala said, “You can’t come with bulldozers and demolish houses overnight. You don’t give time to family to vacate.
I perform puja every day, that day also it was the same, I sat in front of God and said, “only You can find out solution”.
The 64-year-old Justice Khanna will retire on May 13, 2025, meaning his tenure as Chief Justice will be only six months.
The bench said if one gets such material in the inbox then it has to be deleted or destroyed to avoid scrutiny under the relevant laws.
In their letter, the retired judges pressed on the escalating attempts by “certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure”.
Chief Justice Chandrachud remarked, “If the case is heard again after that long, the oral arguments made in the previous hearing do not matter and judges also forget many things.
It is harmful to the transparency of our Courts and an attack on legal principles.
At present, 65,915 cases are pending in the Supreme Court alone.