SC collegium did not make mistake on Dinakaran: CJI

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan on Monday said the Supreme Court Collegium did not not rpt did not not make a mistake in recommending the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran for appointment to the apex court but maintained that any judge found to have tresspassed any land is not fit to be elevated.

"Collegium takes a decision. I have to weed out things....We don't think rpt we don't think we have committed a mistake," he said.

"I am of the firm view that if any judge has tresspassed any land or has done anything against law, he is not fit to be elevated to the Supreme Court," the CJI said.

However, he said when Justice Dinakaran's name was recommended for appointment as judge of the apex court there were no allegations against him.

"There was no allegation regarding Dinakaran when his name was recommended for the apex court. There was no allegation even when he was a judge in the Madras High Court nor when he was Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court."

When asked whether image of judiciary in the aftermath of Dinakaran controversy has been lowered in the eyes of common man, the CJI said "No, I don't think. People don't take seriously these things. Media may project. The people view judiciary in a different perspective."