Two very large crude carriers loaded with Iranian oil have reached Indian ports, ship tracking data from LSEG shows, as local refiners utilise a temporary waiver granted by the United States last month to resume purchases from Tehran for the first time in seven years. The current waiver is due to expire on April 19. The Iran-flagged Felicity has reached Sikka Port in western India, while the Curacao-flagged Jaya is at the eastern port of Odisha, the data shows. A VLCC carries 2 million barrels of oil. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has not received a cargo from Iran since May 2019 after coming under U.S. pressure not to buy the country's crude. Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, has bought Iranian oil loaded on the Jaya, a vessel under U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported last week. India has also allowed Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world's biggest refining complex, to buy Iranian oil loaded on the Comoros-flagged...
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 take... we should work on that," he said.
This, he said, is also manifest when it comes to the action of central agencies against political leaders.
"You must have heard that I have openly criticized the ED (Enforcement Directorate) many times," he said.
"My opinion is that political battles should be fought in front of the electorate. And wherever I felt that any agency, be it ED or state police, is victimizing any politician for political reasons, I did not hesitate even for a minute to give relief in such matters," he told NDTV.
Justice Gavai retired earlier this week as Justice Surya Kant took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India.
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