Re: [IAC#RG] CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA NEED TO SHOW RESTRAINT IN HIS OBSERVATIONS

CJ does not seem to have done any wrong when bureaucrats and Politicians are sitting on the file for more than 6 months. Why do not at least clear where they have no doubts, leaving a few for further examination. Without showing any urgency here, they keep on speaking in public about large back log of pending cases.

R.N.Malhotra


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On Sat, 8/13/16, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: [IAC#RG] CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA NEED TO SHOW RESTRAINT IN HIS OBSERVATIONS
To: indiaresists@lists.riseup.net
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2016, 7:38 PM





To
India Against Corruption    
 


                     
                             CHIEF JUSTICE OF
INDIA NEED TO
SHOW  RESTRAINT IN  HIS OBSERVATIONS

 


In open court, Chief Justice of
India
has accused central government of bringing the entire
judiciary to a "grinding
halt" by sitting on the recommendations of the collegium
for appointment and
transfer of judges to high courts across the country. It is
disturbing that he
went to the extent of saying that the court would not shy
away from a
confrontation with the government, if driven to a corner. 
He made such remarks even when the Attorney General
assured that the issue would be taken up at the highest
level.


Even while the Chief Justice made
such sharp remarks, the law minister has said that 
appointment of number of judges would be finalized
very soon. Is Chief Justice not aware of
this?


The collegium issue has been under
discussions for quite sometime now and many have questioned
the judges
themselves appointing the judges , when several judges at
various levels have
been caught in corruption scandals with one former Chief
Justice of India
himself  being one of the accused.

Government stand appears  to be
that there must be proper procedure and
transparency in selection of judges. There is nothing wrong
with this view.

 Chief Justice rejects the
government's view
and insists that he should have the final say. This stand of
the Chief Justice
is the origin of the confrontation.


It would have been appropriate if
Chief Justice has read the mood of the people, who are
increasingly not sure
about  the caliber of some of the judges.


Reflecting such public mood , he
should
accept the need for a level of transparency in the
appointment of judges.
Threat of confrontation by Chief Justice is not in tune with
the functioning  of the judiciary.

 


N.S.Venkataraman

Nandini Voice for The
Deprived
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