Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday criticised “activist judges” who raise questions after retirem...
Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday criticised “activist judges” who raise questions after retirement but remain silent during their term, reported News18.
Gogoi served as the CJI between October 2018 and November 2019 and is SA Bobde’s predecessor.
“Who are these activist judges working with?” Gogoi asked during a webinar by the Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities. “Who is giving platforms to them for saying all this? There are no questions asked.” The retired judge also put focus on two other categories of judges who get commercial arbitration work after retirement and those who accept other assignments.
“Why only it is the third category that draws all the flak? Why are no questions asked about the other two?” he asked.
Gogoi said the judiciary is not against criticism but there had to be an honest, intellectual and academic exercise. He said certain “ideological group of people”, intellectuals and activists identify the “independent judges” and added that these judges are required to be anti-establishment.
“He must be anti-authoritarianism...” Gogoi said, according to PTI. “He must be eloquent on issues like rich-poor divide, oppression of the marginalised, issues pertaining to suppression of fundamental rights and he must advocate free speech even to the extent of touching...
