NEW DELHI Criticising the functioning of 

Parliament, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV

Ramanna on Sunday said it is a sorry state of affairs and there is a lack of quality
debates in Parliament.
“Now it is a sorry state of affairs (on Parliament debate). The laws have a lot of
ambiguity. And the courts do not know the object and intent behind enacting of law,"
CJI said.
He termed parliamentary debates after independence as very illuminating. "If you see
debates which used to take place in Houses in those days, they used to be very wise,
constructive," he added.
He said there is a lack of quality debate in Parliament while enacting laws which leads
to litigations. "It seems that there is a lack of quality debate in Parliament while
enacting laws. This leads to a lot of litigation & the courts, in the absence of quality
debate, are unable to fathom the intent and object behind the new law," CJI
NV Ramana said at a flag hoisting ceremony in the Supreme Court campus.

He said post-independence, lawyers were in Parliament in large numbers which

probably led to knowledgeable debate. He said the lawyer community should
rededicate themselves to public life and bring change in parliamentary debates.
Ramana lamented the lack of quality debate in Parliament while enacting laws. “This
leads to a lot of litigation and the courts, in the absence of quality debate, are unable
to fathom the intent and object behind the new law,” the CJI added.