Attempt to put pressure on judiciary: 600 lawyers including Harish Salve wrote letter to CJI

More than 600 lawyers from across the country, including senior lawyer Harish Salve, met Supreme Court Chief Justice D.Y. Joined with. Chandrachud has written a letter expressing concern about raising questions on the judiciary. The lawyers have written in the letter that a group is adopting pressure tactics to influence the judicial decision. This is especially seen in cases related to political figures and corruption. They argue that these actions threaten the democratic structure and trust placed in the judicial process.

600 lawyers including Harish Salve wrote a letter to CJI

The letter further states that this particular group is being elusive in various ways. This hurts the dignity of the judiciary. The letter said that the group makes statements which are not true and they do so for political gains. Efforts are made to put pressure on political figures and corrupt people. The lawyers who wrote letters to the CJI include Harish Salve, Manan Kumar Mishra, Aadish Agarwal, Chetan Mittal, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Holla, Swaroopama Chaturvedi and more than 600 lawyers from across the country.

What did the lawyers say in the letter?

Lawyers say that this particular group tries to influence the functioning of the judiciary in many ways. These range from presenting a false narrative about the so-called golden age of the judiciary to questioning the current functioning of the courts and undermining public confidence in the courts. The letter also said that the group praises or criticizes court decisions depending on its political agenda. This group believes in the 'my way or the highway' principle. Besides, these people have also created the theory of bench fixing.

Lawyers demand concrete steps from CJI

Lawyers said it is very strange that a leader accuses someone of corruption and later defends him in court. If the court's decision is not as per their wish, then they start criticizing the court inside the court or even through the media. The letter said that some elements are trying to influence the judges and put pressure on them to give verdicts in their favor in some cases and this is being done by spreading lies on social media. We urge the CJI and the Supreme Court to take concrete steps to protect our courts from such attacks.