'Truth deficit' in legal profession bothers me: Outgoing CJI

New Delhi, May 13: Outgoing Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna Tuesday voiced concern over “truth deficit” in the legal profession and emphasised the role of the Bar and the Bench in earning public trust.

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Justice Khanna made these remarks on his last day in office while presiding over the ceremonial bench in the apex court and at a farewell function. The job of the judge is neither to dominate the courtroom nor to surrender, he said.

At an informal media interaction, Justice Khanna also said though he wasn’t going to accept any post-retirement official assignments, he would continue his innings in the legal profession.

"I will like to speak about something that bothers me. Truth deficit in our profession. As a judge above all is the seeker of truth. Mahatma Gandhi believed that truth is God and an ideal to strive for. Yet, we come across cases of concealment and deliberate misstatement of facts."