Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has known as for an impartial bar, saying it has a detailed hyperlink with the independence of judiciary. “In a vibrant and argumentative democracy like ours, most individuals have political ideology or inclination to quote Aristotle ‘human beings are political animals’. Lawyers are no exception. However, for the members of the Bar one’s highest loyalty must lie with partisan interest but to the court and the constitution. In many ways, it is the independent Bar that is the moral bulwark to protect the rule of law and constitutional governance,” the CJI was quoted by ANI as saying throughout his deal with on the centenary 12 months celebration of the High Court Bar Association Nagpur.ALSO READ: ‘Pick your battles’: CJI tells probe agencies; lauds new criminal laws

“The bar as an institution is essential to preserve judicial independence, constitutional values and the dignity of the courts,” he added. Chandrachud stated that the judiciary has again and again risen to the event to say its independence and non-partisanship, a separation of energy from the chief, the legislature and vested political curiosity.

“We must not forget, however, that there is a close link between the independence of the judiciary and the independence of the bar,” the CJI stated.

During his deal with, the CJI stated that the judgments of the Supreme Court’s constitutional benches are the fruits of rigorous proceedings, thorough authorized evaluation and dedication to constitutional ideas.

“But once a judgment is pronounced, it is public property. As an institution, our shoulders are broad. We stand ready to receive both praise and criticism…bouquets and brickbats, be it through journalistic pieces, political commentary or on social media,” he stated.

“Of late, I have been very disturbed by the tendency of members of bar associations to comment on cases which are pending and on judgments. You are first and foremost officers of the court, and the truth and dignity of our legal discourse is in your hands,” he added.Earlier this 12 months, the CJI had said that judges must judge free of social, political pressure and inherent biases. “The art of judging must be free of social and political pressure and from the inherent biases which human beings hold. Efforts are being made from within the institution to educate and sensitise judges across courts to unlearn their subconscious attitudes inculcated by social conditioning on gender, disability, race caste and sexuality,” CJI Chandrachud had stated.(With PTI, ANI inputs)