Justice Chavan also questioned the involvement and directives of an outsider, former IAS officer Shatrughna Singh, regarding the committee’s website modifications.
He speculated whether this reliance on an external figure stemmed from an apprehension among state officials regarding their own competence.
“To solve this problem, I am vacating my seat on the committee by resigning now, so that the Government can fill in the blank promptly. A resolution notified quickly will help me tell those who meet me with the expectation that I will place their views before the committee that they must do it themselves. This will also relieve me from the injunction to avoid interactions. Now as a free citizen, I will be free to air my views,” the judge said.