A plea seeking an early hearing of the petition against the Collegium system for the appointment of judges and revival of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for the purpose was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Justice Abhay Thipsay's reaction came after the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Abdul Nazeer as the third Governor of Andhra Pradesh drew criticism from the Opposition.
The minister's remarks came at a time when the government and the judiciary have differences over the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
The Central Government's clearance of the five recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment as Judges of the apex court must put to rest apprehensions about an escalating conflict between the Executive and Judiciary on the issue of judicial appointments.
Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while responding to queries in parliament stated that the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and High Court is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India which do not provide for reservation for any caste or
This comes after Kiren Rijiju criticized the SC's collegium system of seeking RAW and IB inputs on the appointment of judges in the High Courts, calling it a "matter of serious concern".
The minister's remarks have come at a time when the government and the judiciary have differences over the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
The minister's remarks came at a time when the government and the judiciary have differences over the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
The remarks were made in a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium of three judges: Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the SC Constitution Bench had directed to restructure the memorandum of procedure (MoP) of the collegium system.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Friday opposed a bill introduced in the Upper House to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Appointment Commission and requested the government not to introduce any bill that would involve interference of political class in