When Judges Turn Political: Lawyers Sibal, Arora, Bhushan and Dave Discuss a Malaise of Our Times

In this episode of Central Hall, Kapil Sibal discusses with a panel of leading independent-minded lawyers the problem of sitting judges developing political links. Recently, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay quit the Calcutta High Court and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. While on the bench too, his judgments, obiter and interviews generated controversy. How should the legal community respond in such cases? And is it ever possible to insulate the judiciary from politics? Listen in to Sibal’s conversation with Meenakshi Arora, Prashant Bhushan and Dushyant Dave.
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[@openaisg]

Gentleman's argument! Amazing! Everyone MUST watch.

[@vajrapaniom7410]

High tea is missing..

[@Driverlifstyle]

Thanku

[@thambinelloore7795]

Have weekly minimum one session like this . Very eye opening.

[@thambinelloore7795]

@suriyhaprakhas356 Loose sirikkathu paru 😢😢

[@nitin1240]

​@suriyhaprakhas356 Not only frustrated, despite being sold-out, Deep State Stooges they are wondering about _WHY_ Soros's might is not working, that's why they are frustrated. 🤣🤣

[@jacobcheriyan]

Having got used to godi media for a long time, this conversation is so refreshing. They are able to speak freely and express differences respectfully. Differ with Bhushan on unfounded fear. Hope he remembers Justice Loya.

[@agnescraig2912]

Yes but I agree with Bhushan otherwise we will become another Iran Russia China. As Dushant mentioned someone has to pay a price for Honesty.

[@badrulduja1131]

Best Panel of Legal Minds

[@annammapt6991]

The finest minds of the legal profession.It is a treat listening to them.

[@syedharis7739]

Good comment 👍

[@sheelamahar5711]

Thanks for bringing brilliant minds on this platform. Carry on Mr. Kapil 👌👏👏

[@moni837]

We need more courageous lawyers and judges. Hope these conversations are seen by other senior judges and lawyers including the Chief Justices of States.

[@user-nk8ey3vz7f]

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

[@vinodparmar2015]

Wonderful ! Three Legends on one platform!

[@ramachandrannarayanan2402]

If india wins remove all of them and send them home along with BJP and team.

[@neyazahmad76]

To whom you don’t consider a legend? 😅

[@jayllukeethu4414]

Four legends

[@anjanamalhotra7593]

Very Informative discussion Thank you 🙏🏻

[@PraakashRanjann]

Seeing them,I can understand how India was ruled by foreigners for 1000yrs

[@dr.tushar2087]

@@PraakashRanjann elaborate!

[@pbghosh5305]

Wonderful panel🎉 regards.🙏

[@ThunderLightStrikes]

I am learning what learned discussion looks like. Thank you, Sibal shahb

[@openaisg]

Watch from 14:30 to 17:01 - Real gentleman's -- how respectfully disagree and come to the logical conclusion of the argument. Hats off!

[@salmansharieff3261]

All are legends...... dignified.....lovable and best humans.

[@Srichand_23]

This country will live grateful to these people who are blowing the whistle when things are going wrong . I respect their courage and their attitude in sailing against the tide.

[@ayushpathak9963]

The wire ko aabhar dil se , is show ko host kerne ke liye

[@tauseefahmad87]

Masterpiece

[@zaphbrox8239]

Ms. Arora hit the nail on the head when she talked about character building. Schools used to teach students about morals, obeying, respect and the importance of the law, in addition to fairness to our fellow beings. Somewhere we seem to have lost our path and are following a blind urge to make or save money at all costs, with the result that we as a civil society give less importance to rules, laws and even our fellow beings, shunning all notions of fairness. I think our "education" system has completely failed us, and we are seeing the results, where "might is right" and everything else be dam ned.

[@usmanrandera205]

Yes, you are right.

[@divyaborkar7803]

Very nicely put

[@zubeidakalathumpadikkal9503]

More than anything, the past ten years of the bjp in power has been singularly responsible for bringing down the level of morality in people by their unjust actions !

[@bokatoyeptho6508]

Very knowledgeable and informative discussion.🙏🙏🙏

[@anjivkumarsrivastava8853]

Very good and balanced discussion. The message is very positive and solution oriented. This discussion should be forwarded to the SC judges.

[@agnescraig2912]

I also happen to agree with Prashant Bhusan. This psychological fear of repercussions like demotion must be avoided as the public are in support. As Prashant pointed out he continues in his path to the Truth and the Constitution. If the named judges did not achieve success in the careers , a personal altruistic success surely trumps that.

[@v.prashanth]

only episodes i wait for nowadays.

[@UjjwalKumar_234]

Thanks to the participants and The Wire for bringing such nice discussions.

[@swapnilkadu639]

Thank you team WIRE for such informative and educative talk... Such productive dialogues and discussion s are very important for healthy democracy.

[@justflow1964]

What an educative talk, thank you the Wire

[@naraharinaik3777]

Very good discussion.

[@jayanmbalan7607]

Enlightening. Dignified panel. Love, respect and regards from Kerala ❤

[@drajayatri]

A very thought provocating discussion.Thanks you all. It's a pleasure to see Kapil Sibbal in a different role 😊

[@adamabdool5959]

Honest, dedicated and committed people. It was so refreshing listening to them.

[@AnilKumar-iq6tz]

Very important discussion for Indian democracy and I think we should all know for all Indian citizens.

[@vishaalbhatnagar3924]

Very important conversation. Needs to be shared and discussed widely in high schools and colleges.

[@ShaswatiKrsna]

Very important discussion I ever heard before. Thanks so much to all eminent personality.

[@kalyansinghal5557]

Ask these superbright folks why so many poor people are in our jails because they cannot afford the bail money. Money-based bail, I submit, is not constitutional. Your witness Shree Arora, Bhushan, Dave, and Sibal.

[@zahirahuda81]

Great talk, miss these intellectual discussions which were very normal when I was growing up

[@kulbhushanarya277]

Brilliant discussion and pleasure having such a amazing minds.

[@prabirray]

Excellent. We want more of this kind of discussion on every facet of life. Let the leaders of civil society come forward and take the lead. General people will be the beneficiaries.

[@surendranathpavuluri]

All four of you are excellent in the field of justice and your views are fiercely independent. Ms Meenakshi Arora's decision not to accept judgeship in the SC is commendable. Earlier one is used to mention it as Honourable Supreme court but of late, it has lost the confidence of the general public.

[@JatinderSingh-nl5kf]

Bless you all May God protect you and give you the strength and health to fight this evil

[@paarthgrover1414]

Real lover of India Real lover of judiciary ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Salute to all of you You can become god of future india

[@sureshnishanimath5620]

Very good and eye opening discussion. Please have more such discussions to make the public know the reality.

[@gulamquadirkhan8205]

This kind of conversation really appreciate particular this time . Thanks to wire .

[@bsudarsanan]

Thank you, Sirs

[@agnescraig2912]

And Madam hahaha

[@thomasaugustine4413]

Wow, Dave sir. You said what needs to be said. You said whatever is spoken in hush, hush tones. Salute to you, sir!

[@umaprabhakar6435]

Exactly what Ms. Arora says. No character building at school level. In convent school in the earlier times they had moral education and what is ethically good and what was bad. But today we find only sucessful people coming out of schools but not ethically strong ones.

[@danCK1990]

ok can i higlight this comment!

[@christinal4158]

Excellent discussion. Scared for the future of this country.

[@tasheensyed8237]

Thankyou soo much for bringing all this things in public it's a kind of awareness among the people.After listening this conversation I got a faith that things will change I am a big fan of Mr.Kapil . Thankyou.

[@Nirkan88]

Great conversation.

[@ramachandrannarayanan2402]

You forgot the name of Arun Misra who was appointed head of human rights commission fot favouring Adani in 40 odd cases.

[@jayashreedeshpande5537]

They have mentioned about Mr Arun Mishra's appointment to NHRC.

[@debasismitra8173]

What a fantastic, illuminating video it is !!!!!! Hats off to you and, encore!

[@ebnaahts5191]

Having such farsighted Judges and similar personalities in Rajya Sabha is necessary. This is how it should be and, is in the Rajya Sabha equivalent of many developed countries countries.Helps in unbiased criticism of the Lok Sabha.

[@naseeb7733]

Wonderful. Salam . for this. Knoowledge

[@thomasaugustine4413]

Well said , sibbal sir. As long a the executive is part of the appointments, it will not work well for the Judiciary. Salute!

[@snowys613]

just wow, how they know to listen is amazing ❤

[@UmashankarS2]

Mr. Kapil Sibal has given us excellent platform for exploring the inside of judiciary and the legal process. Thank you.

[@maryanneekka5792]

Very enlightening conversation Yes all is not lost!!

[@lourencogoncalves5726]

Sibal Sir great endeavor and initiative bring on more such initiatives

[@aurangzebansari3007]

Thanks for very fruitful conversation

[@valerianpereira1259]

Great meeting; insight; Of top brains /Professionals. Their Views/ opinions; Great education;EYE Opener for Lay persons who are watching this video. Good job.

[@ErHajiHussain]

Congratulates to people like u sir for working in the direction of truth and humanity tirelessly !

[@mariannebcdsouza4092]

Hi Meenakshi...nice to see you and love it

[@jolonankingdomways902]

Very meaningful discussion. Truly appreciate it

[@RanjitSingh-qm2xg]

Very good discussion among legal luminaries. Thanks.

[@vijaykhallarkar1933]

Dear sir, It's a big step to bring such a renowned lawyers together and will discussing the judiciary and politics, it's great thing for the intellectual masses of these country. I only feel, had it been understood by common people.

[@maxsainongkhlaw5990]

Positive, informative and inspirational talks. Extra ordinary minds.

[@ModiFan785]

सारे भारत दुश्मन, हिन्दू दुश्मन एक साथ इसी चैनल पर मिल जावेंगे। कहीं और जगह भटकने की जरूरत नहीं है।

[@sureshnishanimath5620]

Very good and eye opening discussion. Let there be more such discussions for the public to know the reality.

[@sandeepYadav-eo3gz]

Thanku so much

[@shaunbird8051]

Thanks so much to Kapil Sibbal for the excellent presentation. Judges should always be neutral, fair, impartial and a mindset of their own with real logic as their base. Having leanings to any political leader is a personal choice but should never be exhibited in public. In this world there are only two religions and that is Spirituality and other is Materialism as spoken by the Great Vivekananda Swamy. Logic is the biggest asset of any Judge, since this cuts across all religions and has no boundaries. If there happens to be some Judge who favours some political party with ulterior motives then it is very unfair and bad.

[@60hsv]

Mr. Kapil Sibal Sir...Super unbiased conversation with leading senior advocates. Watching Dil Se right from first episode. Subjects chosen for conversation with participants of high dignity are of much relevance in the present scenario in the national interest. Thanks & look forward to the next episode.

[@selvaraj9693]

Good discussion by you seniors. You were pointing out about judges giving judgements favourable to ruling party. It's because the judiciary is independent. Why should the judiciary be not brought under ACCOUNTABILITY, so that judges can stick on to judgements against law only. If against-law judgements are answerable, judges may not favour ruling party. If judgements are as per law, people may not prefer appeals and the burden on higher courts may be redused..?

[@advocateavinashjos5197]

Thanks Sibal sir awesome program and panel hats off to you

[@SkulledButterfly]

Thank you so much dear Sirs and Ma'am, for this detailed insight into the topic. Most of us common people would trust your word and judgement much more than any other person or KZbinr out there. You all have an immense influence on today's youth and I'm sure most of us would hold our own beacon of change and not let your work go to waste. 🙏🇮🇳

[@DrSunilShukla]

A decent discussion, matter of pride.

[@teluram3925]

A true and eternal also seems spiritual eye opening debate, by our top legal most respected personalities, about JUDGES who look after, nurture ,soul and body of our constitution.We Salute THE FOUR proud of all of you.

[@milansengupta3664]

Beautiful conversation. We have an option to get anything of our choice like if we want to buy a cup of tea, we can have it from this shop or that shop. But for justice we have no option. We must go to our designated courts. So the responsibility of Judiciary is much greater. But the truth is that Indians now have lost all trust on the Judiciary. So it is the Judiciary's job now to restore the Indian people's trust in Judiciary.

[@mariannebcdsouza4092]

kapil sir happy u started this...will join soon

[@ashokgautam1194]

Topic of vital importance for point of good bad or corrupt governanceqqq

[@binajohn3943]

I hope these points brought up by these learned and respected gentlemen are spread all over the country 🙏

[@agnescraig2912]

Could we include Ladies too. The Lady discussed a very important point about parents being challenged by their children. I did in the late sixties.

[@antoniodiniz131]

Simply excellent, a conversation of very high standard and building hope and expectations, that some days the judiciary and lawyers fraternity will rise above petty ambitions.

[@sanjay-ut8ex]

Good discussion.....

[@khirendrabehera9851]

I Am very much Thankfull to Those. 4 Senior Advocates By knowing About Judiciary Discussion

[@pearlskis9741]

These are the humans worth born for. Bravo.

[@Wg.Cdr.Rajinder.Singh1157]

Good ,Really privileged to hear such minds.

[@MonawarRahman]

Fantastic debate If any society raises women like Meenakshi Arora. That society will be an ideal society Salute you Mam ❤

[@dhruvindonda95]

Amazing video I have ever watched.

[@dfvdsful]

Great conversation about current state of judiciary... As democracy, Judiciary is at low point except CJI current 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ummermushtaq]

Fair and fruitful conversation from indias topmost legal luminaries. Now the country hopes that these people will also stand up for protecting the independence of judiciary and rule of law, the core , the roots from where Democracy emerges and stands upon.

[@user-ey9kk2fu2e]

you all are master of judicial system this is our country raise the issue regular for people awernes our feature generation will not forgive ues i with my family stand with you all

[@shaunshivam5461]

A knowledgeable discussion indeed

[@MovieNite27]

Thank you Wire, Kapil Sir, Meenakshi Arora Ma'am, Prashant Bhushan Sir, and Dushyant Dave Sir. Wish DD should do such programs I have done my part, liked and shared it on all Social Media

[@ht5389]

May your conversation bring a positive change.

[@pradipdas3273]

Very impressive, judicious and wonderful discussions. Salute to all. Request to carry on frequently to uphold democracy.

[@tomimathew7768]

Very live and eye opening discussion.Take the example of ISRAEL,where the laws changed in selection of judges and the stubborn law that all decisions should be in favour of the Govt,means the party in power.

[@babusanjeevi5456]

Excellent discussion and need of the hour in India to keep up the autonomy of the judiciary. A very health discussion by the legal luminaries and everyone must extend support to safeguard democracy and the spirit of the Indian constitution. Hats off to the panel to induce courage among the judges.

[@sudhakarsudha1734]

Extraordinary discussion on judiciary..

[@2009rsingh]

Very knowledgeable discussion.

[@nowwhat6716]

Such wise personalities it's refreshing

[@shadowyt6153]

Much needed discussion . Every citizen must hear this.As the judiciary system is the strongest pillar of democracy..it upholds the democracy.

[@shankarkamble4462]

need of the hour. Class

[@dialogvrk]

Let the bar associations be aware of the issue and take appropriate steps to clean the judicial system

[@rakesh1985ful]

Mr. Kapil said we are far away from that and hope we do not...! on the conditions currently iran , iraq are suffering ,,,,mostly agreed. I completely agrees with the thought of having post retirement cooling period should be upto the period of ruling Govt. in power. Secondly ,the current collegium is the best part of our judiciary,...it should never be abolished. Very clear views and good unbiased discussion ...💐