New Delhi: The notion that “judges are themselves appointing judges” is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, said Chief Justice of India NV Ramana Sunday.
He was delivering the fifth Sri Lavu Venkatewarlu Endowment Lecture on “Indian Judiciary – Challenges of future” at Siddhartha Law College, Vijayawada.
The CJI said that in recent times, physical attacks on judicial officers are on the rise and at times, there are concerted campaigns in the print and social media against judges if parties do not get a favourable order while these attacks appear to be allegedly sponsored and synchronised.
“It is nowadays fashionable to reiterate phrases such as ‘judges are themselves appointing judges’. I consider this to be one of the widely propagated myths. The fact is the Judiciary is merely one of the many players involved in the process,” Justice Ramana said.
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