Learned Chief Justice of India & Good Friday: Needs to be better informed and sensitive in a multicultural society
Thought of not commenting on the controversy about the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Indian Supreme Court insisting on holding an important meeting of judges on Good Friday, which is a national holiday. However, I am quite disturbed by the insensitivity or lack of deep awareness on the part of the learned Chief Justice, even after the matter has been discussed with him. The significance of such days, observances associated with such occasions, the place they have in the life of people who believe are truly matters that ought to be properly understood by officials at all levels of judiciary in any multicultural nation and society. Those at the higher levels of judiciary must be better informed and even be enlightened, if you will. In the true spirit of Easter, I would take a charitable view and assume he is not sufficiently informed. He, perhaps, is a little stubborn too, as those in such positions tend to be when confronted with their own weaknesses. There is another reason why I wou