CJI Surya Kant: Judicial leadership suffers when judges pretend perfection

• CJI Surya Kant stated that judicial leadership is harmed when judges pretend to be perfect, not because they are imperfect.
• He advocated for a radical shift in perceiving judicial leadership and proposed a 'Commonwealth Apex Body' for integrating judicial education, Bar, and bench across member nations.
• Delivering the keynote at the 11th biennial meeting of Commonwealth Judicial Educators, Justice Surya Kant emphasized that judges, like institutions, can grow, correct, and improve.
• The CJI highlighted that respected judicial leaders were conscious of their limits and open to learning, calling humility a professional safeguard.
• He stressed that law is dynamic, requiring judges to interpret it with agility to serve justice in evolving times, and mutual learning is vital for judicial growth.