Maturity Comes With Experience: Why Justice BV Nagarathna Says 3-Year Practice Rule Won’t Affect Women

Justice BV Nagarathna said during the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture at CNLU Patna that a three-year Bar practice is essential, rejecting claims it deters women, as real courtroom experience builds the maturity and skills needed for judges.

Institutions Like ECI Should Function Independently: Justice BV Nagarathna

Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna BV Nagarathna said institutions like the Election Commission of India must remain independent, noting at Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture that insulated bodies such as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Finance Commission of India safeguard neutrality.