Jagdeep Dhankar has exceeded his constitutional powers ever since he took office. He hardly spares an opportunity to exercise his activism that infringes on the fundamental principles of democracy.
The challenges before the chief justice of India are varied, starting with giving more teeth to the SC Collegium, ensuring more diversity on the apex court benches and taking urgent measures to restore the public trust in the judiciary. But he has the courage and commitment to take these head on.
Recent disagreements between the Union and states have shown that federalism can succeed only if both run administrations according to the Constitution, constitutionalism and constitutional morality.
A letter written by a senior judge of the Calcutta High Court to his colleagues regarding impropriety in the listing and hearing of the case raises questions about the sanctity of rules and conduct.