Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Saturday backed the Collegium resolution which disclosed information shared by Intelligence Bureau (IB) on certain judges and called it a progressive step.
At a time when it is under attack, former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Saturday backed the Collegium system, remarking that nothing is better than this system and also said that reiteration of name by the Supreme Court Collegium is unanimous.
Income Tax-related surveys at British public broadcaster BBC's India offices continued for the third day and employees working with the media house were asked not to "delete" any data until it is on, sources said.
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.
After the elevation of the five judges to the Apex Court, the President of India on Saturday also approved the appointment of three judges of the High Courts of Rajasthan. Patna and Manipur as the Acting Chief Justices of these High Courts.
The Centre on Saturday cleared the appointments of five new Judges. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names in December for elevation from High Courts to the Apex court. After the new appointments, the working strength of the Supreme Court increased to 32.
The committee is developing a Common Core Vocabulary close to all Indian languages for the purpose of translating legal material into regional languages.