: Public spat between Govt and judiciary must end #WorldNEWSAll The public spat between the government and the judiciary is eroding public confidence in the two most important institutions in the country.

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Public spat between Govt and judiciary must end #WorldNEWSAll
The public spat between the government and the judiciary is eroding public confidence in the two most important institutions in the country.
The escalating logjam between the judiciary and the executive over appointment of judges is a matter of serious concern.
Kiren Rijiju
It appears that the government, represented by union law minister Kiren Rijiju, is bent upon curtailing the powers of the Supreme Court collegium for appointment of judges.
The public spat between the government and the judiciary is eroding public confidence in the two most important institutions in the country.
It is no secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party led central government had been on an overdrive to control various institutions, including appointments to constitutional posts and even key appointments across the board.
Parliament itself has lost its role for debates and discussions of legislative affairs. Large sections of media too have capitulated either to threats or doling out favours.
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Now the concerted attack on judiciary and its powers to appoint Supreme Court and High Court judges has led to fears that the government might attempt to push for appointments of those aligned to a particular ideology.
It would indeed be a sad day if the government is able to have its way. In effect it has already been delaying appointments recommended by Supreme Court collegium.
In some cases the inordinate delay has resulted in judges recommended for appointment attaining retirement age or otherwise becoming ineligible for appointment.
The government apparently is not satisfied with its power to stall appointments, and the fact that it had been coming under criticism from the Chief Justice of India and the general public has led it to demand more say in the appointments.
The union law minister has even recommended that a nominee of the government should be made a member of the selection committee for appointment of judges.
The idea has been shot down by the Chief Justice and has been criticised strongly by almost all jurists and analysts.
In the latest push back by the judiciary, it has put out in the open the objections by the government on three appointments. These included an objection by the government on appointment of an openly declared gay judge.
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The move reflected the eroding patience of the judiciary with the stalling of appointments by the government. However it was selective and refrained from making public objections by the government in all such cases which are pending a decision for a long time.

Yes it must be said that the higher judiciary itself, and particularly the collegium which selects judges and recommends names for appointments, must also record reasons for rejecting the claims of some judges and be fair in giving representations to various categories of the society.

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