The remarks were made in the context of recent controversy that arose from a letter sent by Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit to his fellow judges in the collegium seeking consent for appointment of four new judges to the Supreme Court.
“I think it is better to have a face to face meeting. Discuss, like we are doing right now. Why letters? Discussions are the best way of deciding something as important as this“, he said.
Justice Lokur was responding to an audience question posed by Bar & Bench Editor Pallavi Saluja during an interview of the former judge by journalist Karan Thapar on the subject of ‘Tracing the evolution of the Indian justice system.’
During the Q&A session, Saluja asked the judge what he thought of the unprecedented move made by the CJI to which he responded that while he did not know the circumstances under which the letter was circulated, it was certainly unprecedented.
Source: Barandbench
