‘Judges will rise to the occasion when needed’

Supreme Court judge justice N Kotiswar Singh has sought to reassure the public that the judiciary would “rise to the occasion” when required, amid concerns flagged by senior advocate Kapil Sibal over judicial silence in the face of legislative overreach and laws that impinge upon fundamental rights.

- Utkarsh Anand

Speaking at a panel discussion titled “Filling constitutional silences without judicial overreach” at the International Legal Conference organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) in Goa on January 25, Justice Singh said people in the country “need not be worried” so long as faith in the judiciary and democracy endures. “Please, be not worried...we