Former CJI Chandrachud on Ayodhya Verdict: ‘Judges Need Not Be Atheists to Be Independent’

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud while defended his statement about praying before the deity a day before delivering the verdict in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. He emphasized that the Indian Constitution does not require a judge to be an atheist to maintain independence.