Watch | When Judges Turn Political: Lawyers Sibal, Arora, Bhushan and Dave on the Malaise of Our Times

In this episode of Central Hall, Kapil Sibal discusses with a panel of leading independent-minded lawyers the problem of sitting judges developing political links. Recently, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay quit the Calcutta high court and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

While on the Bench too, his judgments, obiter and interviews generated controversy. How should the legal community respond in such cases? And is it ever possible to insulate the judiciary from politics? Listen in to Sibal’s conversation with Meenakshi Arora, Prashant Bhushan and Dushyant Dave.