Dossier
clarification
Coverage of clarification in the Nexus archive.
- CJI’s ‘cockroaches’ comment & clarification: Oral remarks and institutional limits
Chief Justice Surya Kant made a 'cockroaches' remark from the bench on May 15, prompting a clarification. The incident resurfaced a debate about whether the Constitution regulates casual judicial speech, with the Supreme Court emphasizing that public should distinguish between oral remarks and formal judicial opinions.