: Government’s ‘negative perception’ a certificate of my judicial independence, says Justice Kureshi #IndiaNEWS Rajasthan High Court’s outgoing Chief Justice Akil Kureshi on Saturday said that

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Government’s ‘negative perception’ a certificate of my judicial independence, says Justice Kureshi #IndiaNEWS
Rajasthan High Court’s outgoing Chief Justice Akil Kureshi on Saturday said that the government’s “negative perception�? about him was a certificate of his judicial independence, PTI reported.Kureshi, 61, made the remarks during his farewell speech to the members of the bar and bench of the Rajasthan High Court on his last day in office. He will be replaced by Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, who will take charge as the acting chief justice from March 7, according to The Indian Express.His remarks were in reference to the observations made by former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in his autobiography on the appointment of Kureshi as the chief justice of Tripura instead of Madhya Pradesh in 2019.“It is stated that the government had some negative perceptions about me based on my judicial opinions,�? Justice Kureshi said, without naming Gogoi. “As a judge of the constitutional court whose most primary duty is to protect the fundamental and human rights of the citizens, I consider it a certificate of independence.�?Justice Kureshi added that he is leaving with his “pride intact�? and “conscience clear�? as he made all his judicial decisions without being swayed by its consequences.In 2019, the collegium had recommended that Kureshi become the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court....Read more

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