Justice Hrishikesh Roy’s great sense of humor made him a popular judge in the Supreme Court corridors. His courtroom proceedings often witnessed wit and humor, with the judge initiating light-hearted conversations in cases involving complex legal issues. Justice Roy demitted office on Friday. In this interview with ThePrint’s Bhadra Sinha, he accepts that the collegium system has produced some bad judges and opens about government interference in judicial appointments.
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1:50-2:00 – 'COURT MOOD SHOULD NOT BE TOO INTIMIDATING'
3:30 – 4:00 –'COURTROOM HEARING IS LIKE THEATRE'
7:30 – 8:00 –COLLEGIUM SYSTEM & ITS CRITICISM
8:30 – 9:00 – 'TOTAL TRANSPARENCY OF COLLEGIUM FUNCTIONING NOT POSSIBLE'
9:20 – 9:50 – THE CHOICES BY COLLEGIUM SYSTEM
11:11 – 14:50 – INTERVIEW OF CANDIDATES BY SC COLLEGIUM
15:30 – 18:20 – GOVT'S SAY IN APPOINTMENTS
21:00 – 21:30 –'SC FLOODED WITH MATTERS IT SHOULD NOT BE HEARING'
23:20 – 23:50 – 'COURTS PROVIDING A FORUM TO PEOPLE IN POLITICS TO BE IN PUBLIC EYE'
24:40 – 25:00 –'CASE OF A COMMON MAN IS PUSHED TO THE BACKBURNER'
27:20 – 27:60 – 'COMPLEXITY OF LITIGATION WOULD TROUBLE JUDICIARY IN FUTURE'
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