Hyderabad, April 17 -- Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday, April 17, remarked that judges in India are not answerable to anyone and that the law does not apply to them.

He was speaking at the closing ceremony of the sixth Rajya Sabha Internship Program held at the Vice-President's Enclave.

"I believe Parliament cannot write court judgments, and courts cannot make laws. But now we are seeing courts often directing how the government should function. The government is chosen by the people and is answerable to Parliament and voters. You can question the government in Parliament. But if courts start making executive decisions, who can question them? Who are they accountable to in elections?" Dhankar asked. ...