CJI: Don't drag SC into political battlefields or bring politics to court
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has formally declined a request from opposition leaders to meet privately regarding election-related grievances. The Supreme Court emphasized the necessity of maintaining the separation of powers and avoiding involvement in political disputes while addressing concerns about protest-related obstructions to legal proceedings.
Why it matters
This underscores the judiciary's commitment to institutional independence and its refusal to be drawn into partisan political conflicts, which is critical for maintaining public trust in the legal system.
NEW DELHI: A day after CJI Surya Kant turned down Congress leadership's request to meet them privately on their "vote chori" charge, saying doing so will violate the principle of separation of powers, SC Monday reiterated that it should not be dragged into political battlefields nor politics be brought into the court."We are not concerned with political parties or their activities. But courts should not be dragged into such kinds of things," said a bench of CJI Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.In an email response, through which he turned down the request from leaders of opposition in the two Houses of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, for a face-to-face meeting, CJI had pointed out to them that it was duty-bound to hear petitions against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and those challenging SIR, and indicated that the court will hear those on priority.Wherever identified locations are there, protests…
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