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There is only a short time left for the Lok Sabha elections and the political temperature in the country is high. The round of nominations is going on from the announcement of the names of the candidates. Meanwhile, more than 600 lawyers of the country including senior advocates Harish Salve and Pinky Anand have written a letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. It has been said that a special group is engaged in weakening the judiciary in the country. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted Congress regarding this.
In fact, more than 600 lawyers of the country have said in a letter to the CJI that the work of this special group is to exert pressure to influence court decisions, especially in cases in which either politicians are involved or on which There are allegations of corruption. It has been said in the letter that their activities are a threat to the democratic fabric of the country and faith in the judicial process.
After this letter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted it on social media platform X, targeting Congress. In it he wrote, “Intimidating others is the age-old culture of the Congress. It was only 5 decades ago that they had called for a “committed judiciary” – they shamelessly seek commitment from others for their self-interests but do not have any commitment towards the nation. Survive. No wonder 140 crore Indians are rejecting him.”
Lawyers had made serious allegations
Lawyers say that this particular group tries to influence the functioning of the judiciary in many ways, ranging from presenting a false narrative about the so-called golden era of the judiciary to raising questions on the current functioning of the courts and public confidence in the courts. Including reducing.
It has been said in the letter that this group praises or criticizes court decisions based on its political agenda. Actually this group believes in the theory of ‘my way or the highway’. Besides, the theory of bench fixing was also coined by him.
Lawyers allege that it is strange that leaders accuse someone of corruption and then defend them in court. In such a situation, if the court’s decision is not as per their wish, then they start criticizing the court either inside the court or through the media.
It has been said in the letter that some elements are trying to influence the judges or put pressure on the judges to give decisions in their favor in some selected cases. And this is being done by spreading lies on social media. These efforts are an attempt to influence the courts for personal or political reasons, which cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.
Lawyers appealed to CJI
These lawyers allege that the activities of these special groups become more active during the election season. The same thing was seen during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections also. We request the Supreme Court to take strict and concrete steps to protect our courts from such attacks.
In the letter, the lawyers have called for a united stand in support of the judiciary so as to ensure that the judiciary remains a strong pillar of democracy.
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