The debate on whether the country’s top government employees, including judges, should join politics after retirement has been going on for a long time. But now when Supreme Court Chief Justice Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud has mentioned the cooling period for judges to join politics in an interview, the debate on the issue of joining politics after retirement has once again intensified. Today we will tell you which people in the country cannot join which posts immediately.
What did the CJI say?
Chief Justice Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud said in an interview to Dainik Bhaskar that there should be a cooling period after a judge retires from the court. Chief Justice Chandrachud said in his interview that when you retire as a judge, you should give yourself some time. If you go into politics, you should give enough time.
The Chief Justice said that whether judges should go into politics or not is a different matter. He said that this is not a matter of debate. But if you are going into politics, there should be a cooling off period. I think that once you are appointed a judge, you remain a judge for life. Whether you are working in the court or not or you retire. But when a common citizen sees you, he thinks that you are a judge.
Who cannot enter politics immediately?
You must have seen that any person holding a high post can enter politics at any time. Apart from this, it has been seen that many administrative officers including DM, SP, DGP have also entered politics after retirement or voluntary retirement. At the same time, many government officers can also leave their jobs before time and enter politics at any time. But the country’s CAG, Home Secretary, Cabinet Secretary have a cooling period to enter politics, only after which they can enter politics.
Judges remain judges even after retirement
CJI Chandrachud said that the speech and behaviour of a judge should remain the same even after retirement. I do not want to review anyone else’s decision. He said that we say that justice should not only be done, but it should also be seen to be done. He said that suppose today the judge was in the court and tomorrow after retirement he joins a political party, then what will the common man think?
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