How courts maintain responsibility

• The Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, has raised concerns about the role of judges in India.

• The Vice-President’s views could potentially send wrong signals to the people.

• Dhankhar’s statement, referring to judges as a’super parliament’, is criticized for ignoring the importance of Parliament as the supreme body constituted by the people’s free will.

• The Supreme Court has reiterated that the independence of the judiciary is fully secured due to the principle of separation of powers.

• The Vice-President’s statement that judges are not accountable because the law of the land does not apply to them is deemed unrational as he questions the rule of law in India.

• The Supreme Court has the inherent power to do complete justice under Article 142, and when there is no express constitutional provision or parliamentary law, it becomes the custodian and sole interpreter of the Constitution.

• The Vice-President’s statements should be viewed with a liberal mindset, avoiding actions that could undermine democratic and constitutional sentiments.