Four senior judges of the Supreme Court of India, for the first time ever are addressing the media.
*This is an extraordinary event. No pleasure of ours we are compelled to call this press conference.
*Sometimes, the administration of the Supreme Court is not in order and many less than desirable things have had happened in the last few months: SC Judge J.Chelameswar
*Four of us thought that it was our responsibility to the institution and to the nation to persuade the chief justice that things are not in order but we failed to convince him: SC Judge J.Chelameswar
*Our efforts have failed, India’s democracy is in danger.
*The independence of the judiciary is the hallmark of any democracy.
*We don’t want nation to blame us after 20 years that four of us did not take care: Justice J.Chelameswar
The press conference is being held at the home of Justice J Chelameswar.
Justice Chelameswar is the second-most senior judge of the top court after the Chief Justice.
Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joesph will also be present at the press conference.
The Chief Justice of India is not participating or addressing the press conference.
The press conference would be being organised at 4 Tughlak Road, New Delhi, which is the residence of Justice Jasti Chelameswar.
According to reports the judges are expected “to openly address and discuss startling issues of judicial corruption at the highest levels in the judiciary”.