His Lordships in India are generally known to be fiercely possessive about members of their own clan. So when former Chief Justice of India S P Bharucha said a few months ago that there is doubt about the integrity of only 20 per cent of judges, few took it as a character certificate for the remaining 80 per cent. Rather, it was widely interpreted as a damning indictment of members of the higher judiciary.
For some time now, the executive has been raising its voice about the non-accountability of the members of the higher judiciary. The difference now is that even the legal community has joined hands with the executive.
For example, several legal luminaries have openly supported the Centre
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