Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, set to retire on November 10, 2024, addressed the recent debate surrounding his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Ganesh Puja in September. He clarified that such meetings are routine and intended to discuss judiciary-related infrastructure issues, not judicial decisions.

In response, Chief Justice Chandrachud stated, "There is enough maturity among judges of constitutional courts and the heads of the executive to firmly keep aside judicial matters out of the purview of any discussion."

He further explained, "We know our duties in the democratic system of governance, and the political executive know theirs. No judge, least of all the Chief Justice of India or Chief Justices, can even remotely invite any threat, actual or perceived, to the independence of the judiciary."