New Delhi:
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud talks about his journey, important issues related to the judiciary and personal experiences in an exclusive interview with NewsDeskReport. He said that I always remained true to my conscience.
Justice Chandrachud shared that as a judge, he had to spend many sleepless nights mulling over his judgments and sorting out administrative files. He said that this process involves deep thinking and a judge always asks himself many important questions before taking a decision.
According to an article written in a newspaper by senior lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, ‘Justice Chandrachud was 90 percent right and he should not be trolled.’ On this question, Chandrachud said that it matters to him that he has worked to his full capacity.
Former CJI of India DY Chandrachud said that he leaves the evaluation of his work to others. He said that it was important for me that I was true to my conscience and I worked to the best of my ability. But today and tomorrow, it is the job of others to evaluate my work, criticize it and decide whether it has brought about any change in the society or not.
Chandrachud also said that it was important for him that the decisions in individual cases were helpful in bringing about change in the society. She cited the role of women in the armed forces as an example, saying, “I love it when I see a picture of a female fighter pilot, a woman in a war zone, or women in warships. It’s a game-changer.”
Chandrachud said that his father always gave him the freedom to choose his own career and never imposed his views on him while making time for his family. He always stood in support, setting an example. Chandrachud told that my father was not only a guardian for me but also a friend.
DY Chandrachud says, ‘The Supreme Court is final not because it is always right, but because it is final. On the basis of this principle, we have reviewed some decisions given by the Supreme Court in the past. In 2024 and even before that, we have overturned many decisions given by our predecessor judges in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The reason these decisions were overturned was not because they were completely wrong at the time. Perhaps those decisions must have had some impact on the society of that time and they must have been relevant in that specific social context. However, with time, society has changed and those old decisions no longer hold any validity. They have become irrelevant in today’s times.