'Ill-informed and agenda driven debates on issues involving justice delivery are proving to be detrimental to the health of democracy.'
Speaking at public lecture at the National University of Study and Research in Law at Ranchi, CJI Ramana said that electronic media has “zero accountability,” according to LiveLaw. https://thewire.in/law/cji-nv-ramana-kangaroo-court-media-debate
The CJI said that “doing justice” was no easy responsibility and is growing increasingly challenging.
“At times, there are also concerted campaigns in media, particularly on social media against judges,” he said.
The CJI spoke of the impact of alleged media trials on the judiciary.
“Another aspect which affects the fair functioning and independence of judiciary is the rising number of media trials. New media tools have enormous amplifying ability but appear to be incapable of distinguishing between the right and the wrong, the good and the bad and the real and the fake. Media trials cannot be a guiding factor in deciding cases,” he said.
by WIRE staff
23/07/2022
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