New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday delivered a call for predictability within the judiciary itself, urging the evolution of a uniform national judicial policy that could ensure coherence across courts and prevent fragmentation of legal outcomes.

Speaking at a commemorative event on the Constitution Day, the CJI said that the time had come for the judiciary to consciously minimise divergence that often arises merely due to the multiplicity of high courts and the presence of several benches of the Supreme Court, as he warned that inconsistency undermines both access to justice and public confidence.

"The time is also ripe for us to reinforce predictability in our judicial approach," he said, emphasising t...