We are not in an ivory tower & can’t be browbeaten: CJI on opposition plea
The Supreme Court of India has issued notices to the Election Commission regarding a petition from the INDIA bloc alleging electoral irregularities. During the hearing, Chief Justice Surya Kant firmly rejected claims that the judiciary could be intimidated by public demonstrations or political pressure.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between the Indian judiciary and political opposition regarding the integrity of the electoral process and the independence of the court.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from EC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on a petition filed by INDIA bloc functionaries led by Rahul Gandhi alleging irregularities in SIR, arbitrary deletion of voters, undemocratic functioning of the poll panel and flaws in EVM use, even as it slammed the suggestion that the court could be browbeaten by deploying crowds.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said it was issuing notices on the petition and would await the responses.
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