Justice BR Gavai, the former Chief Justice of India, has told NDTV that while the Indian judiciary is independent, their actions are often seen through the prism of politics. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Justice Gavai spoke of the judiciary's actions being misinterpreted and wrong narratives being built around it. The judges, he said, do not decide "by looking at who is the opponent in front of us". "We decide by looking at the case of the opponent in front of us," he said. "So, in some cases, we decide on the side of the government, in some cases, we decide against the government. This does not mean that in every matter, we decide against the government, then only we are independent judges. Otherwise, the judges are biased, the judges are partisan," he added. But this does not mean that the courts take sides or bow under pressure. "Judges take their oath to be independent. Along with our constitution, our commitment, the oath we ta...
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