600 Lawyers' Letter a Threat to Judiciary By BJP Proxies But CJI is Also Bench-Fixing-Indira Jaising

Letter by 600 lawyers “a threat to the judiciary”; “they don’t speak in their own voice”; "CJI guilty of fixing benches”: former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising to Karan Thapar for The Wire.
In a hard-hitting and often passionate interview about the letter written by 600 lawyers (including Harish Salve) to the Chief Justice of India, alleging “a vested interest group is trying to pressure the judiciary”, and to also speak about two articles she has written in response (The Wire and the Indian Express), former Additional Solicitor General and one of the leading lights of the legal profession, Indira Jaising, has said “the letter is a threat to the judiciary”. She says that in contrast to its claim that unnamed lawyers are trying to “pressure the judiciary, influence judicial process and defame our Courts”, this letter is guilty of doing just that.
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[@sankarirajamohan]

My heart goes out to you Ms.Jaisingh. You are a brave and fine person and the country needs more like you especially at this juncture where democracy has reached critical mass and is veering towards Autocracy

[@MrMukesh1002]

She infact is a stooge of Congress more than that she is a stooge of Gandhi family

[@bhaveshjethwa5434]

Nothing has happened to democracy my friend..the problem is now a days the system is not working according to them... they enjoyed power in every field of judiciary at Congress regime... even if Congress regime was not their the system indulge was working for them which is not now that's why they are baby crying here and there

[@Aasheenvlogs]

Absolutely! She is only worried about the right to equality, to put it in a nutshell. INC to be appreciated to appoint such ppl as ASG.

[@bhaveshjethwa5434]

@@Aasheenvlogs no no she is only worried about Gandhi pariwar legacy... nothing special they did for democracy..the only pain is nothing is going according to them..the system Congress created in judiciary is punctured that's why they bark here and there. ...this the truth.... actually their golden period is gone....

[@arjunkp100]

FYI, she is the same lady who advised nirbhaya's mother to pardon her rapists.

[@arunsaxenaddn4240]

BJP wants to creat psychological pressure on judiciary and even on the CJI to give verdict in its favour by all means

[@MP-lb1bv]

Desperate cheap tactics not at all befitting Harish Salve and pm.

[@user-rx2ie4ip1l]

Modi

[@syedhasan4200]

It’s unfortunate that a lawyer of Harish Salve’s stature has become stooge to the ruling party of the day. He is seeing every unconstitutional steps being taken by modi, yet he decided to support him. How much more money he wants to make for which he has to bow down before modi and his coterie?

[@chiluxr250]

Most of the Lawyers are always devil's advocates. He's bin devil's advocate for years fighting for murders and rapists as well.

[@spg6651]

COnstitution is for people - CONSTITUTION SHOULD SERVE PEOPLE -- Weaponizing the word UN CONSTOTIONTIONAL is done to threaten less informed on this subject -- If Waqt board need to be repealed - it has to be done . Constitution has undergone chanegs more than 100 times ..Hence Constittuion is dnamic document

[@Neutral_tms]

Salve gets lot of money, hence he has to compromise his soul to bjp!

[@spg6651]

AI is fast becoming more intelligent than humans -- Hence there might be NEW AI lawyer who is more brilliant than HARISH SALVE which is not an exaggeration. Our RBI adopted Digital Technology perhaps world class today after UPI .. Where is our Judiciary ? 9000 MT papers they use ( LEGAL PAPER not A4 size and BRITISH SYSTEM OF ONE SIDE PRINT ) etc.. Our lawyers basically dropouts in their 12th standard Science stream have very little analytical ability . Biggest statement our lawyer can say is " THAT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL " there it ends. Only subject which is very much constitutional is corruption

[@joymascarenhas3491]

@@Neutral_tms his name also features in Panama papers, so he has to keep his riches by being ‘friends’ w the BJP corruption

[@ramdasmadhiyalla4058]

Iron lady of judiciary Madam Indira Jaisingh. Always a pleasure to see and hear you madam. Crisp, bold and honest. Wish india had a hundred more lawers and judges like Indira Jaingh. We the people are with you and love you 🎉❤

[@tauseefahmad87]

❤️

[@basuh7526]

Wackoooooo

[@satyaalijones1030]

Brilliant conversation. Intelligence, candour, and mastery of the subject shine through this interview. Thank you for this, Karan, The Wire and of course Ms Indira Jaising

[@josemcbs]

Those 600 lawyers are a curse for Indian democracy.

[@wheelrider7702]

Are you putting this comment once you understood what those 600 lawyers have written ? Or just a andhbakth comment...

[@nagarampasulamogili3912]

It's only an andhbhakth comment.

[@sahibvirk]

@@wheelrider7702 Can you provide a copy of it?

[@Ldtsmx84]

Only solution is to ban EVMs and get rid of this dispensation. Situation will only worsen if left unchecked.

[@meenu89]

Seriously Without a ban on EVM , nothing will change

[@vikramshetty8501]

And what go to primitive paper ballots for booth capture etc.? keep dreaming .

[@ChandranPrema123]

Ban EVM and bring Ballot boxes where BJP can do 500+😂

[@Ldtsmx84]

@@ChandranPrema123 🌶

[@nileshjoshi99]

Ballots will turn India to banana republic 😂

[@ca-vm9re]

NAMASKAR SIR THAPAR JI AND INDIRA JI WHAT A EXCELLENT START OF INTERVIEW SURROGATE OF THE RULING PARTY GOOD NOW ALL INDIANS MUST BE POSITIVE ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE AND SAVE THE DEMOCRACY AND THE COUNTRY PEOPLE AND CONSTITUTION PLEASE DO THE BEST AND VOTE COMPUSARY 🗳 AND SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM THE TREAITORS OF THE COUNTRY PLEASE ❤️ 🙏

[@shrikanthbhat2811]

Please go to the family history of Karan Thapar...you will tremble

[@user-xy4zy2or3l]

Very fortunate to listen to very lively open discussion with people like Indira Jaising, which only a person of the stature of Karan Thapar could do. But one thing is clear the fight between truth and untruth is everywhere, at every level and in every hook and corner of the world. There is always some strange satisfaction listening to people who stand out for the sake of truth, giving a hope that all is not lost as yet in this country, that perhaps things will change for the better someday.

[@malikaa148]

You are a person committed to constitutional values. Thanks ma'am

[@mayamk5535]

Hats of u sir.. Great journalism.. Role model for all mass media..independent journalism.. Journalism for all who those believe in democracy❤❤❤❤

[@sanjaygadhalay1523]

name all these 600 so that allknow and make tehm sign individually ..we need to know these turncoats

[@elliven17]

Well said. Make their names public !!

[@sudarsanbabu2900]

How they name them?as some are not lawyers only bjp supporters actually now bjp is doing pressure tactics to judiciary as it already done to ED,CBI,IT etc.

[@rollotomasi99]

'SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER' Sums up the entire interview Great interview Mr Karan Thapar and Ms Indira Jaising

[@maptoscale1323]

"I hope I don't get a FIR after this interview" - Ms Indira Jaisingh, 2024, Prominant lawyer & former Addditional Solicitor General of India.

[@dpvasanthaprema629]

True…, I have also enjoyed many of her Interviews. She is straight forward and not give up to her conclusions.

[@zarineb6507]

Thank you Madame Jaisingh for being a beacon of hope in these difficult times. Thank you Karan Thapar and The Wire.

[@arun2803]

Thanks. Indira jaisinghji...salute to you. Wish there were many many more like you..

[@elachatterjie1388]

Super interview.

[@paulmorais476]

In the heart of India's democracy lies the need for a free judiciary & an unbiased press. It's upon us, the citizens, to ensure & stand up for what the government will not do to uphold the constitution. 🇮🇳

[@dostondoc23]

Thank you, Ma'am, for upholding core human values at great personal risk. Thank you, Karan, for this excellent interview, as always!

[@Peebee01]

Wow ! What a bold interview ❤

[@nileshjoshi99]

It's not bold, it's left wing propaganda to please congress party and their lutyens eco system 😂

[@mohitbhandari1568]

Indra JaiSingh is well known in our legal profession for her reticence and wisdom.Hearing her is a joy today. Her each word is full of meaning. The members of the legal fraternity below her age,indeed,have much to learn from her&follow her.

[@shrikanthbhat2811]

She is to charge 100 200 pounds to her NGO for hair cut

[@nagarampasulamogili3912]

​@@shrikanthbhat2811so what?

[@kirtikumarthaker9892]

Of late Harish Salve has significantly eroded his reputation and credibility!! He now enjoys the reputation only of being a most expensive lawyer, otherwise he was reputed on several other counts !!

[@mohammedismail1579]

U mean he's become slave?

[@kirtikumarthaker9892]

@@mohammedismail1579 No, I don't.

[@jyotibhargava8740]

Wonderful to see how brave some of the seasoned lawyers can be.

[@sathyanarayanan1554]

Very proud to hear the message conveyed by Madam Indra Jaising. It's because of untainted Patriotism and trust in the values enshrined in our Constitution that this Great Lawyer is able to speak so bold without any political clout. Hats off Madam!!

[@parveenyunus9532]

Salute to great brave lady 🤔❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@gurdeepgss]

powerful woman! i have seen/heard only a few.

[@bernadettenicholas2468]

Thank you Karan and Ms Jaising for your bravery. People of this country should wake up and save our country from the actual enemies of the country.

[@shrestaassociates4063]

Hats off to mrs indira

[@suvendusenapati1610]

Remove those 600 from judiciary

[@dolatkuriakose3807]

They are not fit to even enter the judiciary .

[@peerkhan467]

they self-attest their dignity, mentality, dna, hidden feelings against democracy, etc.

[@bm8292]

Those extra smart 600 are vakils not judges. People should refrain from giving their cases to the 600 vakils. That's the best the people can do.

[@vss652433af]

They are not above Constitution

[@basuh7526]

​@@dolatkuriakose3807oh u r super judge 🥲😂🤣

[@grandmasterjo1]

Very tough questions but the lady answered in a very composed manner.

[@nirmalarebello7373]

This lady has always been very outspoken and while I sometimes disagree with her viws I admire her courage and her belief in the constitutional values of this country, as articulated by the framers of our Constitution. Karan, the lady is emotional and you deliberately baited her...I hope she doesn't pay a high price for her frankness!!

[@suankang5193]

Briliant thanks 🎉❤💯

[@surenderkumarohlayan6900]

Excellent👍

[@user-dd7bi1lr4s]

Absolutely right Indira ji, a big salute to you

[@shanthigramalakshminarayan9336]

I now know that the number of stooge lawyers in India 600 who can be called anti-nationals...Salve argued like a law intern while defending SBI in the Electoral Bond Case...As a banker, I could not resist laughing loudly at his arguements...

[@vijayakumarnarayankar3682]

Great, madam Indira. You have spoken the truth.

[@twenty-twenty]

Keep fighting the good fight

[@thampyjohn2429]

An excellent interview! Goosebumps! Kudos to Mr Thapar and Ms jaising. Ms jaising is candid, bold and defiant! With a value system of high order indeed. Essential attributes for a lawyer of the top court. More power to both of you!

[@gurpreetkaur4491]

I appreciate your discussion on political happenings in India these days. This will keep the public updated of present days political situation.

[@prabhakarnaga232]

Very good discussion the current letter is threat not only to judiciary but the very constitution and democracy 🙏🙏

[@user-xn6bz3ur6g]

No Body can guide our Honorable court and secondly opinion of "600 Lawyers" doesn't mean opinion of 140 crore people of India. Our Supreme court is not only the highest court in the country but also custodian of people's rights and constitution of India....

[@MP-lb1bv]

True but you heard how cji is under pressure by the govt to fix benches.

[@voiceofhisword2131]

you are really fearless, thankyou for being so. Pray God to raise more like you.

[@Jt61603]

Brilliant minds. Intellects. Thank you for your service.

[@suankang5193]

Brilliant is Brilliant.❤

[@ramkanwargulia8205]

It's been a great privilege to have access to some Petrifying revelations being put in Public Domain. Hats off to both Ld.Luminaries in their respective field interalia. Pounds of Thanks for enlightening the Indian Electorate in general and the The Ld.Middle class Gentry in particular. Vidusham vasham vadah. Swasti Om Sham. Ram Kanwar Gulia Advocate. D.B.A.Sonepat,Haryana-131001.

[@rravi1045]

Both Mr. Thapar and Ms. Jaising at their brilliant best!!!

[@KedarnathGupta]

Fantastic talk!

[@philipjohnify]

An amazingly blunt interview!

[@sanjaypatil8574]

Very well said Indira ji 🙏. Very sincerely we and Indian's need good people's like Indira ji as she stands firm on laws, judiciary, rights. Harish Salve is puppet. Karan ji your interview is simply great 👍

[@Neutral_tms]

Indira Jaisingh was spot on. CJI is only balancing his acts. He has to please both, still try to be neutral by supporting such special benches. I endorse Indiraji's views. Let's call a spade a spade. Karan was very sharp as ever. Once Modi was left to leave and drink lit of water during an interview. Then Modi was totally exposed.

[@tauseefahmad87]

U got it right.

[@basuh7526]

Thapar pissed in front of JJ & Ex POI like that... So unfortunate 🥲😂🤣

[@MP-lb1bv]

Why balance,just do what the law says so what if it is against the government, law should be upheld.

[@udhabakoushalia7194]

My heartiest respect both of you for your dare say for the common people and urgent issues

[@shaunbird8051]

Thanks to Karan,& Indira for the excellent views. Eminent people of all colours are always aloof and stand for all things of utmost good for all people irrespective of any political party. For them the Nation comes first. Political parties can never take a stand which is always impartial to one and all. It is complicated because CHANGES is always constant and vary with time and situation. Many people take sides only for money. Patriotism is completely on the decline as never before. Jai Hind.

[@lalzolianifanai8803]

Bravo Ms. Jaisingh and hats off to you. Keep on be righteous and great respect to you

[@tajveersolanki766]

Karan, I must say your interviews are bold, to the point and full of quality both in terms of content and participants.

[@bijumathew540]

What a forthright and bold Interview. Big Salute to Ms Indira Jaisingh.

[@marthadsilva3255]

These 600 lawyers should be questioned about their letter

[@psalim9811]

Letter is a threat to judiciary, first class interview Karanji... Someone like you should brought such subjects to public...

[@malikaa148]

Excellent argument ma'am Indira Jaising

[@niazahmad404]

Exceptional ,excellent ,superb n splendid analysis on the prevailing state of affairs in the country by brilliant lawyer Indira Jaisingh.

[@mohitbhandari1568]

I would like the program the way it is.Karan ,I support you whole heartedly. Please increase your frequency &wavelength currently for the DEMOCRACY to survive in India

[@chandra7494]

Thanks

[@jassaljs]

Wow! That was just amazing 😲

[@ashihopou1281]

Keep interviewing any body you find it necessary strongly as you are but neutrally and unbias as always ,salute to you...Mr.Karan.

[@mayamk5535]

❤jaimadam..❤.Thaperji

[@chj3289]

Please take action in derecognizing the 600 layers further appearing the court premises also. Shame on them.

[@sebastianmascarenhas4231]

The media has a role to play in protecting the Constitution of India. Small question, your talking of, BBC, CNN, or youtubers. Our mainstream media has fallen to such depths, more like cheerleaders of the government.

[@philomenasequeira6083]

I admire Ma'am Indira. She is one of Supreme Courts senior just, advocate.

[@NCK900]

Agreeing with Madan Indira

[@ShahidAli-vx4nl]

Very courageous interview!!!! Bench fixing allegation has been pronounced very clearly!!!!

[@indratantiatantia-wp5ql]

This is an era of a new beginning. Everything is being done in the public interest .Your fearless and meanlngful journalism with substance as usually enlightens your viewer's with the truth. Very meaningful deliberation with logic and justification of the matter under deliberation. Satyamev jayate jài hind. Vande mataram. Vande mataram.

[@PrabhatiMisra]

Thank you Indiraji for your bold views.

[@jaharkantidas2911]

Now the Sangha pariwar & godi media trying to make pressure on CJI to act asper on their line.Now they are trying to stop to unfold their weakness & misrule.

[@user-dd7bi1lr4s]

Superb Indira Jai Singh

[@user-fz7xk3hc5l]

Let the tyrant Bjp regime go

[@jasmeetsingh4334]

Prominent people from different professions, especially who are working in Government/constitutional institutions, should come forward and disclose the malignant designs and actions of the government. It's their sacred responsibility to educate the Indian citizens before the votings.

[@thrineshwaramysorer7463]

Good interview Karan, keep it up.

[@renukaviswanathan454]

This is absolutely awesome. Thank you for interviewing her. We don't see her on KZbin as often as many other lawyers. Why does Karan try to browbeat her when she is expressing her views so clearly without being partisan in any way?

[@radhikanair1275]

He isn't browbeating her rather he is provoking her and I'm sure he has her permission to do so :) It is a journalistic tactic to extract sharp content and a very effective one. This interview is so effective and Ms Jaisingh is able to lead us to such critical tenets that remind this nation who we really are, as defined by the Constitution and not the malicious, lowly consciousness that this dispensation is trying to turn us into, is because of this very provocation. Ms Jaisingh is such a righteous and stellar voice.

[@renukaviswanathan454]

She is giving a measured and honest reply. Everything is not about answering yes or no on Karan Thapar's reinterpretations of what she is saying so eloquently. The best journalism consists in drawing out a person to say what they think, not in putting words in their mouth.

[@ainsleymathanda4455]

Fantastic argued and explained both the Interviewer and the Interviewed. Well spoken and Inderaji is a well read, well spoken and very vocal lady. Keep up the good job Maam.

[@raghunathprasad8676]

Superbly explained and defended by Madam Jaisingh. I completely agree with her on the Life and Liberty part for 2024.

[@mariafernandes6486]

The discussion is a treat.

[@ankitsrivastava1571]

Salute to you Mr Thapar. You always ask pointed questions and you have the ability to make the interviewee answer your questions.

[@judithhalam]

It is time to ban 600 lawyers from attending the Court for certain period.

[@Samirxing]

Keep it up ⭐

[@jagdeepsandhu9659]

Reassuring to hear you both , thankyou .

[@ny8281]

Good interview. Bench fixing sounds highly alarming - if, it is happening, it is clearly improper use of authority. INDIA clearly is fractured.

[@mmudabbirhusain]

CJI Should take a suo-motu of the Electoral bond Quid pro quo case and establish a SIT.

[@venkiteswarans1011]

Statement .... Bench fixing, hearing for the first time, very nice.

[@knowthyself6816]

Mrs Jaising you are absolutely right CJ is fixing benches

[@tejasibhandari3013]

Thank you for this interview!

[@b.k.choudhary6443]

As usualy, the interview is animated and lively about the issues related to Judiciary, judges and lawyers and of course the party in power. ❤❤❤

[@lindarath583]

Very true madam. Good your speaking up about whats going on in the judiciary with the ruling party,s influences

[@tribaldarshan]

Harish Salve himself appeared to try to armtwist the judicial process.

[@ab.rashidpapagee9502]

Really true and impartial journalism by Mr.Karan Thapar sir.I respect for your impartiality.

[@malikaa148]

Loading the dice against justice - Umer Khalid. Thanks Karan

[@satishsharma9307]

Another very intrusive but very enjoyable interview, because on the table across Karan Thapar was a very intelligent as well as humane person and above that- a woman (by Gods grace they have a more feeling heart). With age I have now been able to understand a little of what Lord Krishna said in Gita - In this world there are two types of powers "Aasuri" & "Devi". They both reside in each of us in differing proportion irrespective of how much well read or अंगूठा छाप ; well known or unknown ; powerful or ordinary we may be. And simultaneously, some of our actions are also guided by the chair that we are occupying. Even Karan Thapar would have been a little different than what he appears to be, had he not been sitting on that chair when conducting the interview.

[@sandelamoses9701]

Hats os miss jaismg n thank karan thapar for the gteat discussion .

[@kvishnup]

I agree with Indiraji...even after CJustice Ramana retired we have seen how a particular bench was hearing all the PMLA related cases.

[@crispy-biscuit]

That’s a fine interview but can’t ignore the pinch of sadness and pressure at the end when Ms Jaising hoped she doesn’t get any FIRs for her statements.

[@mohammedmurtaza3257]

The final assertion carries significant depth, yet the imminent threat to our democracy is glaringly evident.

[@gilbertdsouza7752]

Harish Salve has to protect his ill-gotten wealth stashed in UK

[@hotokhuchishi1910]

Harish Salve is simply protecting his wealth while compromising his legal credibility. " Where your money is there your heart will be"is a reality to Salve. He has sold off his image sadly to the alter of RSS.

[@user-nf4rm1lz3g]

true lol

[@lekitshering3921]

Harish Salve is more or less inclined toward Modi

[@sathyanarayananarasimalu949]

Absolutely right