Ill-informed and agenda-driven kangaroo courts on television debates and social media on issues involving justice delivery are proving to be detrimental to the health of democracy, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday.

“Of late, we see media running kangaroo courts, at times on issues even experienced judges find difficult to decide,” said the CJI while delivering the Justice SB Sinha Memorial Inaugural Lecture in Ranchi. He also said that media trials “cannot be a guiding factor in deciding cases”.