New Delhi, Sept.26
(ANI): Agreeing with Chief Justice of India R. M. Lodha's remark,
retired Justice R S Sodhi on Friday said that the retired judges must
learn how to exit gracefully without seeking any post retirement jobs.
"I welcome CJI's statement, re-employment of the retired judges was
never a healthy precedent. I have been opposing any kind of post
retirement appointments of the judges," Sodhi told ANI while reacting on
CJI R.M. Lodha's statement that no judge should accept any
constitutional or government post after retirement,."Retired judges must learn how to retire and must not seek these post retirement jobs because they appear to compromise with the independence of the judiciary," he added.
Earlier on Friday, the 41st Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha retired and said that no judge should accept any constitutional or government assignment after his or her retirement. (ANI)
I fully endorse Justice Sodhi and Justice R M Lodha.
Judges, if they start hankering for post retirement jobs will be clouding their judgement to support the government when they are in the SC. A recent case in example is the way Ex-Justice Sathasivam delivered his judgement in support of Modi so that he could be appointed Governor of Kerala or any other post which Modi may have found suitable to reward him.
Another, is the example of Justice Markandey, Chairman, Press Council of India. He has been issuing statements in favour of the government in power so that his post is safe. Earlier he supported the Congress and now he supports the BJP.
Ex judges should use their expertise in commissions of enquiry, if and when these are set up. Of course, these Commissions of Enquiry serve no purpose. They are just eye-wash to fool the people to show that the government appears to be taking action. Most of the the reports find their way to the dustbin without any action being taken. The so called Action Taken reports are themselves a farce.
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