Author: G.V. RAO
G.V. RAO
Dr G.V. Rao is a senior advocate, Supreme Court of India. He is the former vice-president of the Indian Society of International Law
The Supreme Court of India is the highest seat of justice and the final arbiter of disputes in India. It is a guiding beacon for the rest of the judicial organs to emulate and follow while they hold office. But does the Indian judiciary also need to periodically look in the mirror? The question assumes significance because the Supreme Court itself, at its Full Court meeting on May 7, 1997, adopted two resolutions aimed at upholding judicial standards and ensuring remedial action when those standards are violated. The first was “The Restatement of Values of Judicial Life”, laying down a…
