‘Liberal Judges Tend to Alter Their Judgments Upon Becoming Chief Justices’: SCBA President Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal, during a Sikkim Judicial Academy lecture, today (26th Oct) criticized the Collegium system for judicial appointments, claiming it lacks merit and creates challenges. He noted that liberal judges often alter their judgments when elevated to Chief Justice due to ambitions for the Supreme Court, leading to a questionable judicial hierarchy that undermines independence.