Public trust central to credibility of judiciary, says CJI Chandrachud | India News – Times of India

CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI:: As if responding to the oft-thrown jibe at judges – “tyranny of the unelected and unaccountable” – CJI D Y Chandrachud said judges, though neither elected nor accountable directly to the people like the political executive, are bound by the constitutional mandate to ensure equitable distribution of resources…

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Efforts on to ‘undermine judiciary’, say ex-judges, seek CJI intervention | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice alleged “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention to safeguard the judiciary.The retired judges…

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