Once we cease to be judges, whatever we say is just opinion: CJI on Ranjan Gogoi's statement in RS - Punjabi News

Published on: 09 Aug 2023 at 10:28 AM

Once we cease to be judges, whatever we say is just opinion: CJI on Ranjan Gogoi’s statement in RS

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The Fact News Service

New Delhi, August 9

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday remarked that once judges demit office whatever they say is just opinion and is not binding, after former CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s comments that the basic structure doctrine was debatable was flagged in the Supreme Court.

On Monday, Justice (retd) Gogoi, now a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, while participating in a debate on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, said, “There is a book by (TR) Andhyarujina, the former solicitor general, on the Kesavananda Bharati case.” “Having read the book, my view is that the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution has a very debatable jurisprudential basis. I would not say anything more than this.”