Painful to read Bhushan’s reply justifying his tweets: Justice Mishra
The bench said people will think whatever Bhushan is saying is correct, and if it were somebody else then it was easier to ignore.
The bench said people will think whatever Bhushan is saying is correct, and if it were somebody else then it was easier to ignore.
An independent judiciary was essential for a democratic polity and a constant vigil is necessary to maintain and strengthen it, BAI further said.
Justice Mishra is third in seniority at the apex court. He complemented PM Modi and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for doing away with 1,500 obsolete laws. He said India is a responsible and most friendly member of the international community under the 'stewardship' of PM Modi.
Justice Mishra insisted to apologise, but he also felt that the reaction of the lawyer, which triggered the heated exchange, was not proper.
The other judges on the bench are Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Sharan, MR Shah and S Ravindra Bhat.
Special bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi constituted to hear a "matter of great public importance" touching upon the independence of judiciary
