"Independent Judiciary Means...": Chief Justice As Supreme Court Turns 75
NDTV
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud emphasised three principles that are necessary for the Supreme Court to function
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today addressed a unique ceremonial bench as the country's highest court turned 75 years. Similar to the arrangement in 1950 - when the Supreme Court held its first sitting - the Chief Justices of all the high courts also attended the ceremony that was streamed live online.
Chief Justice Chandrachud emphasised three principles that are necessary for the Supreme Court to function according to the constitutional mandate. The first is an independent judiciary, where the Supreme Court must be independent of the legislature and executive.
The second is the judicial approach towards adjudication, which says the Supreme Court must interpret the Constitution not as a rigid body of rules, but as a living organism.
