If you are confused about the reasons the new CJI of India, S.H. Kapadia must be having for being away from media, you are most suitable reader of this article.
It was a little odd for him given the precedents of the media having free-wheeling interactions with previous CJIs and eliciting their views ion issues as diverse as 'necessity of death sentence', the Ruchika molestation case, corruption in judiciary, row over justice Dinakaran and khap panchayats abetted honour killings.
He said, ''When a Chief Justice interacts with media, there are bound be questions on burning issues in the society and the cases in courts relating to the famous and infamous. As a matter of rule, I am against a Chief Justice of India giving his views on either social issues or pending cases''. He felt the CJI's comments on these issues could prove deleterious to an impartial judicial decision.
"If the CJI gives his views on a burning issue, which on most occasions land up in judiciary for adjudication, or on a pending case, then it is bound to affect the merits of the cases. I do not want that to happen. Because these cases may reach the Supreme Court one day in the form of an appeal or a writ petition'', he said.
Concluding the matter, he said, '' I speak through my judgements''.
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