New Delhi, Nov 16 (UNI) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has declined the media’s requests for interviews. CJI, in a statement, said that he had received one to one interview requests from several journalists. CJI Gogoi is going to retire on November 17.
“The Bench requires judges to maintain silence while exercising their freedoms. Judges do speak out of functional necessity, bitter truths must remain in memory,” CJI said, in a reply to the media’s request for interview.
“Idea of courting the press never endeared itself as a choice in interest of my institution. Judiciary’s strength lies in public confidence and trust, earned through work as judges and not good press,” the CJI said in his reply.
At trying times, stellar role of journalists as defenders of truth and democratic ideals came to the fore, the CJI said.”Once into retirement, will look forward to meet to talk on things of mutual interest,” the CJI said.
