Forty-four former judges of the Supreme Court and various High Courts have condemned what they described as a “motivated campaign” against the Chief Justice of India (CJI), following his remarks during proceedings on Rohingya migrants .

In an open letter, the judges said the “disparagement” of the Supreme Court was unacceptable. “We the undersigned retired judges express our strong objection to the motivated campaign targeting the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India in the wake of his remarks in proceedings concerning Rohingya migrants,” the letter said.

The signatories said judicial proceedings can and should be subject to fair, reasoned criticism. However, they said, the campaign was not about principled disagreement, but an attempt to undermine the judiciary by portraying routine courtro

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