India, April 22 -- The recent allegation of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India (CJI) is an unprecedented event in Indian judiciary. Judiciary has always been the most trustable democratic institution of India and unaffected by political paradigm. But, in recent years, the judiciary has faced many questions regarding its credibility and independence which has created suspicion among the minds of people. Let's talk about these issues.

We can start with the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act (NJAC) of parliament which was nullified by Supreme Court brutally. NJAC act was a constitutional amendment bill which sought to replace the present collegium system of the judiciary by the institutional and transparent mechanism...