In a significant development, 44 retired judges, including former Supreme Court Justices Anil Dave and Hemant Gupta, have issued a statement defending Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The jurists termed the criticism of the CJI’s recent remarks on Rohingyas as a ‘motivated campaign’. India Today’s Himanshu Mishra reports that the judges asserted there was nothing wrong in the CJI questioning the legal status of intruders. The signatories emphasized that the CJI merely asked if illegal immigrants could claim a legal shield under Indian law.
