New Delhi: A day after the Chief Justice of India cautioned the government against tinkering with the independence of judiciary, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said judicial freedom was paramount and a proposed law on judicial accountability will not undermine it.
He said after Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia made the remarks on Thursday, "I had also said in my intervention that it is not accountability to undermine (judicial) independence, but accountability to enhance independence. Independence remains paramount and we are very clear about it."
Khurshid, who was present at the function attended by the CJI, said while the words may be different, there is no divergence of views on independence of judiciary.
"I believe it (judiciary) is an important pillar of our Constitution," he told reporters outside Parliament House. He was asked to comment on the remarks of the CJI....
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