New Delhi, April 4 -- Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna said on Saturday that institutions such as the Election Commission of India (ECI) must function independently if constitutional governance is to remain intact, according to Bar and Bench.

She made the remarks while delivering the first Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture at Chanakya National Law University in Patna on Saturday.

"It is of utmost importance that these institutions function independently and not to be influenced by political processes," Justice BV Nagarathna said while referring to the ECI, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and the Finance Commission.

She was quoted as saying that these institutions share a common design logic that they are insulated, specialis...