Government delaying judges’ appointment until folks beneficial to it are in place: Congress
6 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: The authorities is intentionally delaying the appointment of judges to create a “designed schism and a consequent logjam” until folks beneficial to its “ideological masters” are appointed, the Congress alleged on Tuesday.
The celebration’s contemporary assault comes a day after it stated the federal government was intimidating the judiciary in a bid to completely seize it and alleged that Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s suggestion to restructure the Collegium system is a “poison pill” for the judiciary.
The Narendra Modi authorities is following a coverage of “deliberately withholding Collegium recommendations for months and years” to maintain the destiny of named judges in limbo, Congress basic secretary Randeep Surjewala alleged.
He stated it is a “designed attack to avoid accountability by the government and with malintent to capture the judiciary”.
“The prime minister, law minister and other Constitutional authorities are deliberately attacking the integrity and independence of the judiciary by a design. The underlying and obvious purpose is the capture of the judiciary so that the government is not held accountable for its arbitrary acts by the court,” he stated on Twitter.
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PM, Law Minister & different Constitutional authorities are intentionally attacking the integrity and independence of the Judiciary by a design.
The underlying & apparent goal is the seize of judiciary in order that Govt isn’t held accountable for its arbitrary acts by the court docket. pic.twitter.com/3Ow29QMOLM
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 17, 2023
“The idea is to create a designed schism and a consequent logjam bringing the judicial appointments and transfers to a standstill until people favourable to the thinking of the Modi government and its ideological masters find a place in the list of appointees,” Surjewala stated and claimed that is an open secret.
The Congress’ assault comes after Law Minister Rijiju wrote to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud suggesting the inclusion of representatives from the Union and state governments within the Supreme Court and excessive court docket collegiums.
The minister backed his suggestion, saying it should assist infuse transparency and public accountability within the choice of judges.
Surjewala stated based on the regulation minister himself, six Supreme Court judges’ posts and 333 High Court judges’ posts are vacant as of December 2022.
“Yet, out of 21 names recommended for various high courts, the BJP government has returned 19 to the Collegium for reconsideration. This is despite 10 of the names having been reiterated by the Collegium,” he claimed.
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Yet, out of 21 names really useful for varied High Courts, BJP Govt has returned 19 to the Collegium for reconsideration.
This is regardless of 10 of the names having been reiterated by the Collegium.
It is, thus, clear who’s answerable for the delays in appointment of judges. pic.twitter.com/7x8eFYE9lQ
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 17, 2023
“It is, thus, clear who is responsible for the delays in appointment of judges,” the Congress chief stated.
Noting that the present Collegium system wants reform, Surjewala stated the “judicial appointments need transparency and fairness that is apparent”.
“However, the open hostility and prejudice of the ruling government should not be permitted to dictate the due process of appointment and transfer of judges,” he stated.
The Rajya Sabha MP stated it’s time for each Indian to boost their voice, “for silence is a sacrilege when institutional capture is writ large”.
“Need for judicial reforms cannot be a cloak for judicial subjugation at the altar of the Modi government. Stand up and speak for judicial Independence. Satyameva Jayate,” he stated in one other tweet.
The authorities and the judiciary have been at loggerheads over the method of appointment of judges to the upper judiciary, with Rijiju publicly making remarks on judicial appointments.
Several Union ministers, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have slammed the 2015 scrapping of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) by the apex court docket and claimed that the judiciary was encroaching the area of the legislature.
NEW DELHI: The authorities is intentionally delaying the appointment of judges to create a “designed schism and a consequent logjam” until folks beneficial to its “ideological masters” are appointed, the Congress alleged on Tuesday.
The celebration’s contemporary assault comes a day after it stated the federal government was intimidating the judiciary in a bid to completely seize it and alleged that Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s suggestion to restructure the Collegium system is a “poison pill” for the judiciary.
The Narendra Modi authorities is following a coverage of “deliberately withholding Collegium recommendations for months and years” to maintain the destiny of named judges in limbo, Congress basic secretary Randeep Surjewala alleged.
He stated it is a “designed attack to avoid accountability by the government and with malintent to capture the judiciary”.
“The prime minister, law minister and other Constitutional authorities are deliberately attacking the integrity and independence of the judiciary by a design. The underlying and obvious purpose is the capture of the judiciary so that the government is not held accountable for its arbitrary acts by the court,” he stated on Twitter.
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PM, Law Minister & different Constitutional authorities are intentionally attacking the integrity and independence of the Judiciary by a design.
The underlying & apparent goal is the seize of judiciary in order that Govt isn’t held accountable for its arbitrary acts by the court docket. pic.twitter.com/3Ow29QMOLM
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 17, 2023
“The idea is to create a designed schism and a consequent logjam bringing the judicial appointments and transfers to a standstill until people favourable to the thinking of the Modi government and its ideological masters find a place in the list of appointees,” Surjewala stated and claimed that is an open secret.
The Congress’ assault comes after Law Minister Rijiju wrote to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud suggesting the inclusion of representatives from the Union and state governments within the Supreme Court and excessive court docket collegiums.
The minister backed his suggestion, saying it should assist infuse transparency and public accountability within the choice of judges.
Surjewala stated based on the regulation minister himself, six Supreme Court judges’ posts and 333 High Court judges’ posts are vacant as of December 2022.
“Yet, out of 21 names recommended for various high courts, the BJP government has returned 19 to the Collegium for reconsideration. This is despite 10 of the names having been reiterated by the Collegium,” he claimed.
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Yet, out of 21 names really useful for varied High Courts, BJP Govt has returned 19 to the Collegium for reconsideration.
This is regardless of 10 of the names having been reiterated by the Collegium.
It is, thus, clear who’s answerable for the delays in appointment of judges. pic.twitter.com/7x8eFYE9lQ
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 17, 2023
“It is, thus, clear who is responsible for the delays in appointment of judges,” the Congress chief stated.
Noting that the present Collegium system wants reform, Surjewala stated the “judicial appointments need transparency and fairness that is apparent”.
“However, the open hostility and prejudice of the ruling government should not be permitted to dictate the due process of appointment and transfer of judges,” he stated.
The Rajya Sabha MP stated it’s time for each Indian to boost their voice, “for silence is a sacrilege when institutional capture is writ large”.
“Need for judicial reforms cannot be a cloak for judicial subjugation at the altar of the Modi government. Stand up and speak for judicial Independence. Satyameva Jayate,” he stated in one other tweet.
The authorities and the judiciary have been at loggerheads over the method of appointment of judges to the upper judiciary, with Rijiju publicly making remarks on judicial appointments.
Several Union ministers, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have slammed the 2015 scrapping of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) by the apex court docket and claimed that the judiciary was encroaching the area of the legislature.
