“Shadows in the Courtroom: Quest for Judicial Accountability in India”, Sunday Guardian Live, April 13, 2025:
“The recent case of Justice Yashvant Verma has taken the country through awe and shock. The topic of Judicial accountability and transparency is seasonal. The topic is discussed and debated for several days when any case of Judicial corruption gets light or the Judiciary and executive are in a stand-off with one another.
Before the case of Justice Yashvant Verma, the cases of Justice S.N. Shukla and the suicide note of the Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, implicating CJI and his successor, Justice Nirmal Yadav, have brought a bad name to the institution.
In India, the Indian Judiciary is cherished as the guardian of constitutional democracy. It is perceived as a bulwark against executive excesses and legislative arbitrariness……”
Read the full article at Sundayguardianlive.com
