The bench comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari in the response to the statement made by Adv. Prashant Bhushan who tried to justify the averments made on the basis of a press conference by four most senior judges of Supreme Court on January 12, 2008, stated that “ We hope it was the first and the last occasion that the judges have gone to press, and God gives them the wisdom to protect its dignity by an internal mechanism, particularly when allegations made, if any, publicly cannot be met by sufferer judges. It would cause suffering to them till eternity.”
The bench also noted that judges have to express their opinion by their judgments and they cannot enter into public debate or go to press.
Supreme Court Said It Hoped Press Conference By Judges On January 12, 2008 Was First & Last Occasion.
