'Remained True To My Conscience': DY Chandrachud To NDTV

New Delhi:Having started practising law nearly 30 years ago and then retiring as the longest-serving Chief Justice of India in over a decade.

Justice DY Chandrachud did not only get a ringside view of how courts function but also helped shape jurisprudence in the country with a string of important judgments, including on electoral bonds, the validity of Article 370 and same-sex marriage.

On Wednesday, the former Chief Justice sat down for a wide-ranging interview with NDTV in which he spoke about everything from how he almost became an economist and the paltry fees he got for his first case to the criticisms levelled against judges and the Supreme Court.