Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired from the Supreme Court on Thursday, is of the view that the retirement age for all judges in different layers of the judiciary must go up to 70 years for the better utilisation of their experience and expertise.

Talking to ANI exclusively on Saturday, Justice Joseph said, "In this particular discharge of function as a judge, starting from the Civil Judge up to the Supreme Court, the retirement age must go up to 70 years. In certain tribunals such as Human Rights, the government itself has passed a law saying that the judge can continue up to 70 years."

"So why not discharge this function as a judge himself up to 70 years. So in all domains of the judiciary the age must be increased. The reason is that with time, judges gain more experience. That experience can be utilised for better and expeditious disposal of the cases," he added.

Sharing details of his long and eventful career in the echelons of Indian judiciary, he said, "I started in the year 2000 in the High Court of Kerala as a judge almost 10 years I was there. I went to Himachal Pradesh as the Chief Justice for three years. Thereafter, I came to the Supreme Court for five years and eight months. I did dispose of about 66,000 cases in Kerala, over 15,000 in Himachal Pradesh and over 8,000 cases in the Supreme Court. It is, therefore, a long satisfying career."

He also expressed no regrets about the unprecedented press conference on January 12, 2018, in which he along with three other judges of the Supreme Court-Justice Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, now the Chief Justice of India, Justice M B Lokur-had flagged off various other issues pertaining to the functioning of the top court Justice Joseph said, "We pointed that the Supreme Court was not going in right direction. Many aspects we brought in the notice of the then Chief Justice (Dipak Misra) to put things on the proper path. Since there was no result, we thought there was no other option but to bring it to the notice of the nation."

"There was one other reason. My position has always been that there are two watchdogs, one of which is the media. We came out to let there be an awareness that we have done our best. Despite barking the master is in deep slumber. So we decided to bite," he added, asserting that things have improved since then and steps are being taken, which will take time.

"Institutional system and practices need to be put in place. It will take time," said Justice Joseph.

On the other changes that he considers must be a priority of higher judiciary, he talked about public interest litigation (PIL). "I feel the Supreme Court must have a revisit on the type of PILs the top court should be entertaining now. It should also consider as to whether it should spend its time on non-issues which are purely academic or it should give priority to burning issues of the country."

Hailing Constitution and virtues embodied in it, Justice Joseph said, "Our Constitution is a beautiful book and contains good values of all the religions. India is a secular country. Indian secularism has a very special feature which no other country has. That special feature is that it welcomes all religion and gives space to them. It allows a citizen to practice or not to practice any religion. But there is only one restriction that there should not be a violation of any of the fundamental rights."

Talking about the appointment of Judges, Justice Joseph opined, "I have a feeling that there should be secretariat system into practice. Unfortunately, that Secretariat has not yet been formed. Probably sometimes, the Collegium may not get inputs in proper perspective."

On being asked whether he thinks, corruption exists in higher echelons of the judiciary, he said, "I will never agree that there is corruption in the higher level of the judiciary. It has never come to my notice. For the low level, it is for the state concerned to take action."

In reply to a question, Justice Joseph, who was the third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, also said that he will not accept any job but will be available for any service towards the nation other than accepting a job under any government.&nbsp;

Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired from the Supreme Court on Thursday, is of the view that the retirement age for all judges in different layers of the judiciary must go up to 70 years for the better utilisation of their experience and expertise.

Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired from the Supreme Court on Thursday, is of the view that the retirement age for all judges in different layers of the judiciary must go up to 70 years for the better utilisation of their experience and expertise. Talking to ANI exclusively on Saturday, Justice Joseph said, "In this particular discharge of function as a judge, starting from the Civil Judge up to the Supreme Court, the retirement age must go up to 70 years. In certain tribunals such as Human Rights, the government itself has passed a law saying that the judge can continue up to 70 years." "So why not discharge this function as a judge himself up to 70 years. So in all domains of the judiciary the age must be increased. The reason is that with time, judges gain more experience. That experience can be utilised for better and expeditious disposal of the cases," he added. Sharing details of his long and eventful career in the echelons of Indian judiciary, he said, "I started in the year 2000 in the High Court of Kerala as a judge almost 10 years I was there. I went to Himachal Pradesh as the Chief Justice for three years. Thereafter, I came to the Supreme Court for five years and eight months. I did dispose of about 66,000 cases in Kerala, over 15,000 in Himachal Pradesh and over 8,000 cases in the Supreme Court. It is, therefore, a long satisfying career." He also expressed no regrets about the unprecedented press conference on January 12, 2018, in which he along with three other judges of the Supreme Court-Justice Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, now the Chief Justice of India, Justice M B Lokur-had flagged off various other issues pertaining to the functioning of the top court Justice Joseph said, "We pointed that the Supreme Court was not going in right direction. Many aspects we brought in the notice of the then Chief Justice (Dipak Misra) to put things on the proper path. Since there was no result, we thought there was no other option but to bring it to the notice of the nation." "There was one other reason. My position has always been that there are two watchdogs, one of which is the media. We came out to let there be an awareness that we have done our best. Despite barking the master is in deep slumber. So we decided to bite," he added, asserting that things have improved since then and steps are being taken, which will take time. "Institutional system and practices need to be put in place. It will take time," said Justice Joseph. On the other changes that he considers must be a priority of higher judiciary, he talked about public interest litigation (PIL). "I feel the Supreme Court must have a revisit on the type of PILs the top court should be entertaining now. It should also consider as to whether it should spend its time on non-issues which are purely academic or it should give priority to burning issues of the country." Hailing Constitution and virtues embodied in it, Justice Joseph said, "Our Constitution is a beautiful book and contains good values of all the religions. India is a secular country. Indian secularism has a very special feature which no other country has. That special feature is that it welcomes all religion and gives space to them. It allows a citizen to practice or not to practice any religion. But there is only one restriction that there should not be a violation of any of the fundamental rights." Talking about the appointment of Judges, Justice Joseph opined, "I have a feeling that there should be secretariat system into practice. Unfortunately, that Secretariat has not yet been formed. Probably sometimes, the Collegium may not get inputs in proper perspective." On being asked whether he thinks, corruption exists in higher echelons of the judiciary, he said, "I will never agree that there is corruption in the higher level of the judiciary. It has never come to my notice. For the low level, it is for the state concerned to take action." In reply to a question, Justice Joseph, who was the third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, also said that he will not accept any job but will be available for any service towards the nation other than accepting a job under any government.

Retirement age of judges must be up to 70 years: Justice Kurian Joseph

Days after Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was accused of lack of transparency in the selection of judges to try cases, he may&nbsp;meet&nbsp;the rebel judges of the supreme court on Sunday to resolve the problems, media reports said.

One of the rebel judges, Justice Kurian Joesph also told a local news channel that they &quot;stood up for justice and judiciary and an issue came to attention and it will certainly be solved.&quot;

A&nbsp;formal meeting is also scheduled at 7:30 in the evening today, between a team from the Bar Council of India, the regulatory body of lawyers and the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra.

The seven-member panel will also&nbsp;meet&nbsp;other judges of the top court through the day to seek their opinion on resolving the unprecedented crisis that has hit the judiciary.

Meanwhile, Bar Council members met Justice Chelameswar at his residence, and said that they &quot;will react after meeting Chief Justice of India and other three judges in the evening.&quot;

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Four senior-most judges of the supreme court, Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph, held a conference on Friday criticising Dipak Misra for the distribution of cases and raised concerns about judicial appointments. They said all top judges should be involved in setting the procedures used to hire and promote judges in all the country&#39;s courts.&nbsp;

The judges said the issues involving its administration were serious enough to prompt them to go public. However,&nbsp;they also claimed that the issue was raised internally but after receiving an&nbsp;unsatisfactory response they went public with the issues.

The conference sent shock waves across the country as during the conference the chief justices claimed that if the &quot;equanimity does not get maintained the democracy won&#39;t survive in the country&quot;

The bar council has expressed strong disapproval saying that &quot;judges should not have held a press conference on a &quot;minor issue of roster&quot;. He said a delegation from the council would meet the senior judges and the chief justice of India and request them not to bring such issues before the public.&quot;

One of the rebel judges, Justice Kurian Joesph also told a local news channel that they 'stood up for justice and judiciary and an issue came to attention and it will certainly be solved'

Days after Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was accused of lack of transparency in the selection of judges to try cases, he may meet the rebel judges of the supreme court on Sunday to resolve the problems, media reports said. One of the rebel judges, Justice Kurian Joesph also told a local news channel that they "stood up for justice and judiciary and an issue came to attention and it will certainly be solved." A formal meeting is also scheduled at 7:30 in the evening today, between a team from the Bar Council of India, the regulatory body of lawyers and the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. The seven-member panel will also meet other judges of the top court through the day to seek their opinion on resolving the unprecedented crisis that has hit the judiciary. Meanwhile, Bar Council members met Justice Chelameswar at his residence, and said that they "will react after meeting Chief Justice of India and other three judges in the evening." Bar Council of India delegation leaves after meeting Justice Chelameswar, member says 'will react after meeting Chief Justice of India & other three judges in the evening' pic.twitter.com/G2bGdXyn74 — ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2018 × Four senior-most judges of the supreme court, Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph, held a conference on Friday criticising Dipak Misra for the distribution of cases and raised concerns about judicial appointments. They said all top judges should be involved in setting the procedures used to hire and promote judges in all the country's courts. The judges said the issues involving its administration were serious enough to prompt them to go public. However, they also claimed that the issue was raised internally but after receiving an unsatisfactory response they went public with the issues. The conference sent shock waves across the country as during the conference the chief justices claimed that if the "equanimity does not get maintained the democracy won't survive in the country" The bar council has expressed strong disapproval saying that "judges should not have held a press conference on a "minor issue of roster". He said a delegation from the council would meet the senior judges and the chief justice of India and request them not to bring such issues before the public."

Chief Justice of India to meet rebel judges today: Reports

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Retirement age of judges must be up to 70 years: Justice Kurian Joseph

Chief Justice of India to meet rebel judges today: Reports