NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the judiciary should have a long-term “judicial statesmanship” and not be influenced by the events of the day.
“I think there is, as Parliament needs it, politicians need it, I think the judiciary also needs a long-term judicial statesmanship, not to be influenced by the events of the day,” he told Republic TV in an interview that will be aired tomorrow.
“Are you being influenced by the events of the day or are you looking at the long term,” he asked.
His remarks came in the wake of some recent judgements like that on the national anthem and the social media, where the judiciary adopted a different approach than in the past.
He said there needs to be an institutional mechanism for the future and cited examples of the court’s verdict on Section 66-A of the IT Act and then on the National Anthem. (AGENCIES)
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