In December 2009, legal activist and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan stated in court, "out of the last 16 to 17 Chief Justices, half have been corrupt"[REF][REF] In November 2010, former Law Minister, Shanti Bhushan echoed Prashant Bhushan's claim [REF].
In November 2011, a former Supreme Court Justice Ruma Pal slammed the higher judiciary for what she called the seven sins.