'Judicial impropriety': Ex-CJI Gavai on SC judge Bhuyan's remarks criticising SIR
Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has criticized sitting Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan for publicly commenting on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Gavai argued that judicial propriety prohibits judges from speaking on matters currently pending adjudication in the courts. The controversy stems from Bhuyan's remarks regarding the potential disenfranchisement of citizens through the voter list revision process.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant internal debate within the Indian judiciary regarding the boundaries of judicial activism and the ethical constraints on judges discussing sub-judice matters.
NEW DELHI: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's criticism of deletion of a large number of voters through the special intensive revision (SIR) process, when the issue is pending adjudication before Supreme Court, drew a sharp reaction from former CJI BR Gavai, who termed it judicial impropriety.The former CJI refrained from directly commenting on his former colleague's remarks, but stressed a sitting or retired judge of Supreme Court, high court or any court must not speak on matters that are pending adjudication before a court."I am of the firm view that judicial discipline and propriety do not allow any sitting or retired judge to speak something which pertains to issues pending adjudication before SC, HC or any court," Justice Gavai said when asked by the media about Justice Bhuyan's statement at Nalsar, Hyderabad Sunday on the SIR of electoral rolls.Besides Justice Bhuyan, former SC judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman also criticised the intensive…
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