The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
One central focus dominates cartoons today — the judiciary.
The Supreme Court’s order rejecting petitions seeking a fresh probe into CBI judge Loya’s death stated that PILs are now being used as “full frontal attacks on the independence of the judiciary”. In the lead cartoon, Irfan suggests that even questioning the circumstances surrounding Loya’s death can now be seen as contempt of court.
Manjul in Mid-Day pokes fun at the polarisation caused by such hot-topic issues. Earlier people were fighting about whether Loya’s death was due to natural causes or murder, but after the SC order, the two sides debate over the credibility of the verdict itself.
Meanwhile, Sandeep Adhwaryu highlights in The Times of India the U-Turn in justice taken by the Gujarat High Court, which acquitted 18 out of the 32 convictions made by a special SIT court in 2012. Former minister Maya Kodnani was one of these acquittals.
Satish Acharya carries the same topic forward, as along with his cartoon on Twitter, he says that “It’s pouring acquittals and clean chits!” Gandhi looks at the headlines with dismay, as a man tells Godse that maybe history textbooks will acquit him for Gandhi’s assassination now.
Lastly, Kirtish Bhat in BBC Hindi shows how tables have turned for the Supreme Court, as a motion for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was moved for the first time in history in the Rajya Sabha Friday. This time, the judge will be called down to the witness stand to plead his case.
Headline: An impeachment motion has been moved against the Chief Justice of India.
Lawyer: They want the judge to step into the witness stand.