Judges Though "Not Elected But Play A Vital Role": Chief Justice Of India
NDTV
The judges are the voice of something which must subsist beyond "the vicissitudes of time" and the courts have the ability to provide stabilising influence in the societies, the Chief Justice of India said.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said judges, though not elected, have a very vital role to play because the judiciary has a "stabilising influence" in the evolution of societies which are rapidly changing with technology.
He was responding to the most common criticism that unelected judges should not venture into executive's domain. He made the observations while speaking in the 3rd Comparative Constitutional Law discussion co-hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington and the Society for Democratic Rights (SDR), New Delhi on the topic - 'Perspectives from the Supreme Courts of India and the United States'.
"I believe that judges have a very vital role to play though we are not elected. We don't go back to the people every five years to seek their votes. But, there's a reason for that... I do believe that the judiciary, in that sense, is a stabilising influence in the evolution of our societies, particularly in something like our age which is so rapidly changing with technology," the CJI said.
