Exclusive: India's Next Chief Justice UU Lalit Explains His Agenda For 74-day Term | Read

Justice UU Lalit, who takes over from NV Ramana as Chief Justice of India on August 27, discussed the thorny issue of criticism of court, saying while constructive criticism of judgments can come from anyone, critics cannot focus on judges in a personal capacity. Asked about judges coming under personal attack, Justice Lalit said, "I firmly believe that a judge speaks through his judgement and order". "Therefore whatever he does in the public realm, that is certainly available to be seen to be criticised, assimilated, analysed by any person, be it a legal scholar or be it any person, even a commoner," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview.