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Comparing judges with God is not right: CJI Chandrachud
Kolkata. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said on Saturday that the tradition of comparing judges with God is dangerous, because the responsibility of judges is to work in the interest of the common people.
Addressing the regional conference of the National Judicial Academy here, CJI Chandrachud said, "Often we are addressed as Honor or Lordship or Ladyship. When people call the court a temple of justice, there is a big danger in it. There is a big danger that we consider ourselves God sitting in those temples." The CJI said that when he is told that the court is a temple of justice, he is unable to say anything, because temple means that the judge is the place of God.
He said, "Rather I would like to say that the job of judges is to serve the people. And when you see yourself as a person whose job is to serve the people, then you will develop a sense of empathy towards others and imparting justice without prejudice.'
He said that even while pronouncing the sentence in a criminal case, the judge does so with empathy, because ultimately a human being is being sentenced.
CJI Chandrachud said, 'That is why I believe that these concepts of constitutional morality are important - not only for the judges of the Supreme Court or High Court, but also for the district level judges because the first contact of the common people with the judiciary begins with the judicial system of the district.
He also emphasized the importance of technology in the functioning of the judiciary.
According to CJI Chandrachud, language is the biggest barrier in accessing and understanding the judgment by the common people.
He said, 'Technology can provide solutions to some things. Most of the judgments are written in English. Technology has enabled us to translate them. We are translating 51,000 judgments into other languages.'
Kolkata. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said on Saturday that the tradition of comparing judges with God is dangerous, because the responsibility of judges is to work in the interest of the common people.
Addressing the regional conference of the National Judicial Academy here, CJI Chandrachud said, "Often we are addressed as Honor or Lordship or Ladyship. When people call the court a temple of justice, there is a big danger in it. There is a big danger that we consider ourselves God sitting in those temples." The CJI said that when he is told that the court is a temple of justice, he is unable to say anything, because temple means that the judge is the place of God.
He said, "Rather I would like to say that the job of judges is to serve the people. And when you see yourself as a person whose job is to serve the people, then you will develop a sense of empathy towards others and imparting justice without prejudice.'
He said that even while pronouncing the sentence in a criminal case, the judge does so with empathy, because ultimately a human being is being sentenced.
CJI Chandrachud said, 'That is why I believe that these concepts of constitutional morality are important - not only for the judges of the Supreme Court or High Court, but also for the district level judges because the first contact of the common people with the judiciary begins with the judicial system of the district.
He also emphasized the importance of technology in the functioning of the judiciary.
According to CJI Chandrachud, language is the biggest barrier in accessing and understanding the judgment by the common people.
He said, 'Technology can provide solutions to some things. Most of the judgments are written in English. Technology has enabled us to translate them. We are translating 51,000 judgments into other languages.'
Kolkata. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said on Saturday that the tradition of comparing judges with God is dangerous, because the responsibility of judges is to work in the interest of the common people.
Addressing the regional conference of the National Judicial Academy here, CJI Chandrachud said, "Often we are addressed as Honor or Lordship or Ladyship. When people call the court a temple of justice, there is a big danger in it. There is a big danger that we consider ourselves God sitting in those temples." The CJI said that when he is told that the court is a temple of justice, he is unable to say anything, because temple means that the judge is the place of God.
He said, "Rather I would like to say that the job of judges is to serve the people. And when you see yourself as a person whose job is to serve the people, then you will develop a sense of empathy towards others and imparting justice without prejudice.'
He said that even while pronouncing the sentence in a criminal case, the judge does so with empathy, because ultimately a human being is being sentenced.
CJI Chandrachud said, 'That is why I believe that these concepts of constitutional morality are important - not only for the judges of the Supreme Court or High Court, but also for the district level judges because the first contact of the common people with the judiciary begins with the judicial system of the district.
He also emphasized the importance of technology in the functioning of the judiciary.
According to CJI Chandrachud, language is the biggest barrier in accessing and understanding the judgment by the common people.
He said, 'Technology can provide solutions to some things. Most of the judgments are written in English. Technology has enabled us to translate them. We are translating 51,000 judgments into other languages.'
