Chief Justices of India -- compromised by institutionalized & systemic corruption
The government is the country’s single biggest & wealthiest litigant. It routinely offers senior judges and chief justices (who are usually nearing their retirement age) prestigious and lucrative posts. Most recently, retired CJI P Sathasivan was appointed Governor of Kerala. He had been openly hinting that he wanted a post-retirement job from the government. See http://bit.ly/1iXO3oy And earlier, retired Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan was made Chief of the Human Rights Commis sion, although he was badly tainted with charges of corruption. See http://bit.ly/1nAdqfE Senior judges hear PILs against government and also cases filed by the government, although after retirement, they look to the government to give them lucrative & prestigious jobs. Not surprisingly, they openly favour government, politicians and bureaucrats, and frown at activist citizens who file PILs. Furthermore, such senior judges and chief justices, in their capacity as members of the collegium, e...