{"id":43305,"date":"2016-06-06T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=43305"},"modified":"2016-06-07T04:31:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T23:01:06","slug":"judiciary-intervenes-executive-fails-cji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/judiciary-intervenes-executive-fails-cji","title":{"rendered":"Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: CJI"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40277\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/no-worry-till-judiciarys-independence-is-intact\/thakur_2608704f\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?fit=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"636,477\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thakur_2608704f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?fit=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-40277 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: CJI\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/Thakur_2608704f.jpg?w=636&amp;ssl=1 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: CJI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has said that judiciary intervenes only when the executive fails in its constitutional duties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The courts only fulfill their constitutional duty and need would not arise if government do their job,&#8221; the CJI was quoted as saying in an interview to ETV News Network.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the tug of war between the executive and the judiciary, the CJI has said that if there is neglect and failure on part of government agencies, judiciary will &#8220;definitely&#8221; play its role, the network said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We only fulfill our positional duties as laid down by the Constitution. If the governments do their job better, any need of interference would not arise,&#8221; Thakur said when asked about a recent statement by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regarding alleged judicial interference in executive functions.<\/p>\n<p>The CJI also said &#8220;the government should do their job instead of hurling the accusations and the people turn to the courts only after they are let down by the executive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dealing with the huge vacancies in judiciary, Justice Thakur said &#8220;I have requested the Prime Minister on several occasions and am sending a report on the same issue to the Centre too.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has said that judiciary intervenes only when the executive fails in its constitutional duties. &#8220;The courts only fulfill their constitutional duty and need would not arise if government do their job,&#8221; the CJI was quoted as saying in an interview to ETV News Network. 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