Outgoing Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha on Friday said that appointment in higher judiciary by another body may affect independence of judiciary.
On the government getting a say in the appointment of judges through the proposed Judges Accountability Bill, CJI Lodha said that judges are best equipped to judge the suitability of a person for being a judge.
"There should be a cooling off period of 2 years for judges to accept any appointment," the CJI opined.
On his last day in office CJI Lodha said that he was never ever put under political pressure in his 21-year-long stint as a judge.
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