Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said some parts of a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prepared by the Centre to tailor judicial conduct in government-related cases read as if the Centre wants to dictate the exercise of judicial review by courts
“I have gone through your draft SOP… There are some points which actually say how judicial review should be exercised,” Chief Justice Chandrachud addressed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the government.
Mr. Mehta flatly denied any intention on the government’s part to modify the courts’ power of judicial review through the draft SOP. He said the draft focusses on how senior government officials, including the Chief Secretaries, are being summoned by courts for the slightest reason.
