Now, it is the turn of those who are manning the key organs of the State to ponder if they are living up to the Constitutional mandate,” Chief Justice Ramana said. The Chief Justice referred to the colonial period when law was used as a “tool of political repression”. “I think any law backed by a sovereign must be tempered by certain ideals or tenets of justice,” the CJI said. Therefore, media trials cannot be a guiding factor in deciding cases,” Chief Justice Ramana said. “The judiciary cannot be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the legislature or the executive, or else the Rule of Law would become illusory,” the CJI underscored.

Source: The Hindu June 30, 2021 18:22 UTC