Judges must look within

Do judges introspect? Whether privately or in public? In 2011 Justice Bhagwati expressed regret for his judgment of 1976 upholding preventive detention during the Emergency with a 35 years hindsight. Justice Chandrachud did so in 1978 in case his chances of being Chief Justice of India were blighted. Were these declarations contrition? Or even introspective? Or, simply a flourish to catch the public eye? Do judges even concede they are wrong?

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