No bar on appointing people as judges for views held as party members: CJI
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has responded to a query about the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation of Justice Victoria Gowri as Madras High Court judge by noting that a person should not be “disabled” from being appointed to a high judicial office for “views” she expressed as a “member of a political party” or the clients she appeared for as a lawyer.
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs both in the fray in Friday’s polling