One of the most illustrious former judges of the Delhi High Court, Justice Rekha Sharma, has said that Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud “has failed the oath he’s taken and he’s failed the people of India”. Justice Sharma was speaking about CJI Chandrachud’s revelation that he appealed to God for a solution to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhumi dispute and god gave it to him. Justice Sharma called this “a shocking statement”. She said, “I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t believe my ears and I felt I should hear it again and again to be sure that I had heard right”.

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