SCBA Objects To Lady Justice Statue

New Delhi: In a unanimous resolution, the Supreme Court Bar Association has raised objections to the “radical changes” made to the statue of Lady Justice and the top court’s emblem without consultation with the Bar.

The Supreme Court of India has a new ‘Lady Justice’ - a six-foot-tall sculpture in the judges’ library holding scales in one hand and the Constitution in the other sans the sword. Dressed in white traditional attire, the ‘Goddess of Justice’ is without her blindfold and sword. She is also wearing a crown on her head.

The resolution, signed by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Kapil Sibal and other members of the executive committee, has also objected to a proposed museum at a location where they had demanded a cafe cum lounge for the members of the Bar.

“It is observed by the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association that recently some radical changes have been brought in by the Supreme Court unilaterally like change of its emblem, change in the statue of Lady Justice without consultation with the Bar.