Ex-CJI Chandrachud Stresses Institutions Amid SIR and EC Protests Linked to CJP

Institutions Matter Statement at UCMS Delhi

Former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud addressed youth at the UCMS 55th Anniversary event in Delhi on 25 October.

He stated that society survives because of institutions and that excellence is owed to institutional processes.

Context of SIR and EC Protests

• Speech occurred amid ongoing disputes over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• Protests linked to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demands regarding Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
• Chandrachud noted an age where some seek to bring down every democratic institution.

"Society survives because of institutions. You owe your excellence to an institution."

Broader Judicial Notes

Parallel reports cite former Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul’s forthcoming memoir raising questions on collegium processes during Chandrachud’s tenure. Chandrachud responded that collegium decisions were unanimous with no recorded dissent from Kaul.

No direct engagement with CJP leaders or specific protest sites was reported in the UCMS remarks.