Manipur Bar Association in a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said, “You have made our courts strong

A bar association writes to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud over ‘despicable attack’ on judiciary

New Delhi:

The All Manipur Bar Association has written to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, stressing the need to speak out against “despicable attacks” on the judiciary.

In its letter, the Law Society said it was extremely concerned by recent trends in which vested interests seek to malign the court with “frivolous logic” and “stale political agendas”.

In a letter to the chief justice, the Law Society said: “This fierce interest group operates in a variety of ways. They create a false narrative of the court’s so-called ‘better past’ and ‘golden era’ and conflate it with the current Compare what happened.” Chandrachud.

“These are nothing more than statements deliberately made to embarrass the courts… Their pressure tactics are most evident in political cases, particularly those involving politicians accused of corruption. These tactics are damaging to our courts and threatens the fabric of our democracy,” the bar association said in its March 26 letter.

The bar association asked the Chief Justice of India to take strong steps to protect the courts from such “attacks”.

“…They have also stooped to comparing our courts with those of countries without the rule of law and accusing our judiciary of unfair practices. This is not just criticism but a direct attack aimed at harming the interests of the public.” confidence in the judiciary and threatens the fair application of our laws,” the Law Society said.

“As people committed to upholding the law, we believe it is time to defend our courts. We need to speak out against these despicable attacks and ensure that our courts, as the backbone of our democracy, remain strong and unaffected by these calculated attacks, ” the Bar Association said in a letter signed by Puyam Tomcha Mithai, President of the All Manipur Bar Association.

Chief Justice Chandrachud said in an interview with NDTV on March 20 that the Supreme Court always supports Indian citizens “irrespective of wealth, social status, caste, religion, gender or who is in power” and “no case will be affected” Influence”. Too small for the highest court in the land.”

“Sometimes I would receive emails in the middle of the night. One time, a woman needed medication to terminate her pregnancy… My staff contacted me and the next day we formed a bench,” the chief justice said as an example. .