India's legal landscape is marked by a myriad of ongoing developments and pressing issues. These legal developments encompass many areas, from legislative changes to judicial decisions, shaping the country’s legal framework and societal dynamics.
The lawyers expressed 'deepest concern' about the actions of a ''vested interest group'' which they alleged was ''trying to pressure the judiciary, influence judicial process and defame…courts on the basis of frivolous logic and stale political agendas''.
In addition to being the first woman judge of the Supreme Court, she was also the first Muslim woman to be elected governor of Tamil Nadu and the first woman to chair the National Human Rights Commission
The CJI said that judges don't look at how the society respond when they decide cases unlike the government, which is intended to be responsive to the people.
Earlier, a magistrate had granted her protection and awarded maintenance of ₹1,500, along with ₹1,000 for rent and ₹5,000 as compensation.
The court observation came in an order, passed in a petition seeking direction to the Central Government to constitute a Regulatory Authority/censor board to censor/review the non-film songs, their lyrics and videos which are made available to the general public through various media platforms like Television, YouTube, etc. and make it mandatory for composers of non-film songs to receive certification before such songs are made available in the public domain.
Justice Siddharth Mridul said, "We are completely divorced from reality when it comes to electing our representatives. It is unfortunate since I thought who would aspire to serve the people would begin on the premise of 'antyodaya'"
Rijiju said he observed that on several occasions judges go beyond the limit of duties and tend to do executive functions without knowing the ground realities.
As pointed out by the CJI, the Executive could help by sticking to rules and avoiding actions that test the borders of legality and the Legislature could frame laws in a better fashion.
The CJI advocated that formulation of laws and policies was not enough but they need to be implemented properly.
