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  • Rahul Gandhi on Hindus: PM Modi, five ministers lead charge; seek apology from Rahul Gandhi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and five senior ministers put up a spirited defence as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on the central government over its policies in a speech in Lok Sabha on Monday afternoon.

    In what was a rare defence seen on the floor of Lok Sabha, defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah, agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju and environment minister Bhupender Yadav tried to corner Gandhi over facts and parliamentary procedures and demanded his apology.

    Modi rose twice to object to Gandhi’s remarks on how BJP fomented hatred and violence. Modi said: “This is a very grave matter. To call the entire Hindu community violent is a very serious matter.” Gandhi turned it around and said, “No, no, no. Narendra Modi is not the entire Hindu community. BJP is not the entire Hindu community. RSS is not the entire Hindu community.”

    Modi’s second intervention – that the Constitution had taught him to “respect the post of the Leader of the Opposition, which is held today by Gandhi” – drew jeers from the Opposition benches. There were jeers because the Opposition has claimed the government is trying to subvert the Constitution, a charge BJP has trashed. Gandhi was among the MPs who added “Jai Samvidhan” to their oaths last month. “It feels nice… BJP people are repeating ‘Jai Samvidhan’ after me,” he quipped.

    Even Gandhi’s stance while speaking was pointed out. Environment minister Bhupendra Yadav took out the rulebook and cited Rules 349 (12) and 352 (2) and said Gandhi was disrespecting the Speaker. Yadav said: “Leader of Opposition is addressing the House for the first time. I would like to point out two rules Rule 349 (12) and 352. First of all, LoP should know how to speak in the House. 349 (12 ) specifies the Speaker shall not sit or stand with back towards the chair. He is constantly speaking with his back towards the chair. Rule 352 (2) says ‘make personal reference by way of making an allegation imputing a motive or questioning a bonafide’ . He has not only levied an allegation against the entire government but the entire Hindu community.” Shah said, “You cannot hide such a big issue by creating ruckus in the House. LoP has said that whoever calls themselves Hindu they are violent. want to repeat his sentence those who call themselves Hindus, they talk of violence and are violent. In this country, probably he doesn’t know crores of people identify themselves as Hindus with pride. Do they all talk of violence? He should apologise for linking a particular religion to violence.”InIn another instance, Gandhi claimed that Agniveers were not getting the compensation of ₹1 crore as announced by the government. Once again Shah interjected and said: “He should put forward the facts and if these are not facts, he should apologise to Agniveers and the entire nation.” Gandhi was unfazed and said that he had put forth the truth of Agniveers on the floor of the House and the families knew the truth. “It doesn’t make a difference what I say or you say.” To this, Rijiju appealed to the Speaker to intervene: “How can he take it so lightly?”Gandhi claimed that the Agnipath scheme had been introduced without proper discussion. Rajnath Singh got up and intervened: “Please don’t mislead the House. This scheme was introduced after a lot of discussion it was discussed with 158 organisations. Such a scheme is there in the US, UK and other countries. Nobody has any problem. Making these statements without understanding is highly irresponsible. I would request you Speaker Sir to please expunge these remarks.”

    Gandhi continued, “It does not matter, you like Agniveer. We don’t like Agniveer scheme. Once our government comes, we will stop it. We don’t want it.”

  • Lok Sabha session starts today; Speaker choice

    New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which will begin on Monday, will see oathtaking by newly elected members. The election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker will take place on Wednesday.

    With BJP lacking a majority in the House and Congress set to get the leader of the Opposition post, the Speaker’s role has become crucial for the BJPled NDA.

    In the 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas, BJP enjoyed absolute majority and there was no leader of the Opposition, which made it easier for the ruling party to get its legislative businesses passed.The row over appointment of BJP leader and seventerm MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as protem Speaker has cast shadow over the session. The move has drawn flak from the Opposition, which has alleged that the claim of Congress member K Suresh to the post was overlooked by the government. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that Mahtab has had seven uninterrupted terms as Lok Sabha member, making him eligible for the post. On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath to Mahtab as protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mahtab will then reach Parliament House and call the Lok Sabha to order at 11 am.The pro tem Speaker will then administer oath to a panel of chairpersons appointed by the President to assist him in carrying out the proceedings of the House till the election of the Speaker on Wednesday. The President has appointed Kodikunnil Suresh (Congress), TR Baalu ​​(DMK), Radha Mohan Singh and Faggan Singh Kulaste (both BJP) and Sudip Bandyopadhyay (Trinamool) to assist Mahtab in administering the oath/affirmation to the newly elected members. of the Lok Sabha.After the panel of chairpersons, the protem Speaker will administer oath/affirmation as Lok Sabha members to the Union Council of Ministers. The members from states, in alphabetical order, will take oath or make affirmation over the next two days.

    The President is scheduled to address the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. The debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address will begin on Friday. Both the Houses are expected to go into a brief recess and reassemble on July 22 for the presentation of the Union Budget.

  • Kiran Rijiju shifted, laws goes to Meghwal

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  In a serious shake-up inside the Union ministry, the Centre on Thursday shifted combative Kiran Rijiju out of the laws ministry and assigned the portfolio to minister of state (MoS) with neutral value Arjun Ram Meghwal alongside together with his present duties.

    Parallelly, it shifted MoS inside the laws ministry S P Baghel to the nicely being ministry with the an identical rank, as it is going to be incongruous for an MoS to serve beneath one different MoS. Rijiju was allotted the comparatively low profile ministry of earth sciences. He had sharply criticised the collegium system of appointing judges, saying it was alien to the Constitution. During his watch as laws minister, he sat on many reiterated collegium ideas for appointment to the higher judiciary.

    Soon after assuming value, Meghwal acknowledged there was no confrontation with the judiciary. “The executive and the judiciary have a cordial relationship, and it will stay cordial and constitutional. The boundaries are already there,” he acknowledged. The bureaucrat-turned politician is a three-time MP from Rajasthan’s Bikaner and he belongs to the dominant Meghwal Scheduled Caste group.

    His appointment comes at a time when Rajasthan is slated to go to polls by this year-end. About 18% of the state’s full inhabitants consists of SCs. Also, as many as 34 constituencies in 200-member of Rajasthan Assembly are reserved for SC candidates. Meghwal girls are acknowledged to be politically alert, though they’re increased acknowledged for his or her skills in embroidery and standard textile works.

    “Arjun Meghwal, who speaks less but works hard, is influential among the SCs. His appointment is aimed at wooing the SCs in Rajasthan,” acknowledged a senior BJP chief.  Meghwal was first elected to the fifteenth Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket in 2009 from Bikaner. He served the BJP’s Rajasthan unit in quite a few positions. He obtained the Best Parliamentarian award in 2013. Born on December 7, 1954, Meghwal turned a laws graduate in 1977 and earned his grasp’s diploma in political science. He then obtained an MBA diploma from the University of the Philippines.

    NEW DELHI:  In a serious shake-up inside the Union ministry, the Centre on Thursday shifted combative Kiran Rijiju out of the laws ministry and assigned the portfolio to minister of state (MoS) with neutral value Arjun Ram Meghwal alongside together with his present duties.

    Parallelly, it shifted MoS inside the laws ministry S P Baghel to the nicely being ministry with the an identical rank, as it is going to be incongruous for an MoS to serve beneath one different MoS. Rijiju was allotted the comparatively low profile ministry of earth sciences. He had sharply criticised the collegium system of appointing judges, saying it was alien to the Constitution. During his watch as laws minister, he sat on many reiterated collegium ideas for appointment to the higher judiciary.

    Soon after assuming value, Meghwal acknowledged there was no confrontation with the judiciary. “The executive and the judiciary have a cordial relationship, and it will stay cordial and constitutional. The boundaries are already there,” he acknowledged. The bureaucrat-turned politician is a three-time MP from Rajasthan’s Bikaner and he belongs to the dominant Meghwal Scheduled Caste group.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    His appointment comes at a time when Rajasthan is slated to go to polls by this year-end. About 18% of the state’s full inhabitants consists of SCs. Also, as many as 34 constituencies in 200-member of Rajasthan Assembly are reserved for SC candidates. Meghwal girls are acknowledged to be politically alert, though they’re increased acknowledged for his or her skills in embroidery and standard textile works.

    “Arjun Meghwal, who speaks less but works hard, is influential among the SCs. His appointment is aimed at wooing the SCs in Rajasthan,” acknowledged a senior BJP chief.  Meghwal was first elected to the fifteenth Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket in 2009 from Bikaner. He served the BJP’s Rajasthan unit in quite a few positions. He obtained the Best Parliamentarian award in 2013. Born on December 7, 1954, Meghwal turned a laws graduate in 1977 and earned his grasp’s diploma in political science. He then obtained an MBA diploma from the University of the Philippines.

  • Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as regulation minister

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: In a major Cabinet reshuffle, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday modified Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.

    Rijiju, who had frequent run-ins with the Supreme Court over judicial appointments, was named as regulation minister on July 7, 2021.

    The Sports Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs in the mean time, Rijiju obtained the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad.

    Rijiju had in November last yr talked about the collegium system of making appointments throughout the apex courtroom docket and extreme courts was “alien” to the Constitution.

    In January, he wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for the inclusion of presidency nominees throughout the collegium system.

    President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios amongst ministers throughout the Union Council of Ministers, a brief assertion issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan talked about.

    “The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju,” it talked about. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was holding price of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Meghwal is presently the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of State for Culture.

    He has been assigned neutral price as Minister of State throughout the Ministry of Law and Justice alongside along with his current portfolios, slightly than Rijiju, in line with the assertion.

    NEW DELHI: In a major Cabinet reshuffle, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday modified Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.

    Rijiju, who had frequent run-ins with the Supreme Court over judicial appointments, was named as regulation minister on July 7, 2021.

    The Sports Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs in the mean time, Rijiju obtained the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Rijiju had in November last yr talked about the collegium system of making appointments throughout the apex courtroom docket and extreme courts was “alien” to the Constitution.

    In January, he wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for the inclusion of presidency nominees throughout the collegium system.

    President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios amongst ministers throughout the Union Council of Ministers, a brief assertion issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan talked about.

    “The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju,” it talked about. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was holding price of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Meghwal is presently the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of State for Culture.

    He has been assigned neutral price as Minister of State throughout the Ministry of Law and Justice alongside along with his current portfolios, slightly than Rijiju, in line with the assertion.

  • Bill on Uniform Civil Code to be July flashpoint

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  With Lok Sabha elections solely a 12 months away, the Centre seems to be shifting throughout the course of implementing its long-time poll promise of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the nation. According to sources, at a high-level meeting chaired by Union residence minister Amit Shah on Monday, he expressed his keenness to introduce the bill throughout the Monsoon session of Parliament in July. 

    The meeting was attended by Union laws minister Kiren Rijiju, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, prime officers from quite a few departments, BJP president J P Nadda, RSS joint frequent secretary Arun Kumar amongst others. According to sources, Shah said that the bill must be ready by July.

    With Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh scheduled for the second half of this 12 months, the event is also banking on the UCC card. Shah said closing 12 months that the BJP is devoted to implementing a UCC after discussions and by following all democratic processes.

    Last month, Mehta instructed the Supreme Court that the Centre is in favour of a UCC, together with its enacting is inside the world of Parliament and by no means courts. Rijiju had earlier instructed Parliament that the twenty second Law Commission will examine quite a few factors pertaining to the UCC and make options.

    The twenty first Law Commission in its working paper said {{that a}} UCC is “neither necessary nor desirable at this stage”. It observed that “Difference does not always imply discrimination in a robust democracy. So a unified nation does not necessarily need to have uniformity.”

    Speaking to this newspaper, a former member of the twenty first Law Commission said, “Our commission took two-and-a-half years to prepare a working paper on UCC. It needs elaborate consultation with all stakeholders.” The member moreover recognized that the Muslim non-public authorized pointers ought to be codified sooner than embarking on drafting authorized pointers for the UCC. 

    twenty second Law Commission
    The twenty second Law Commission is headed by former Karnataka High Court chief justice Rituraj Awasthi, who headed a bench that heard throughout the hijab ban case. Its member Justice Okay T Sankaran had coined the love jihad phrase for the first time in 2009 all through his tenure in Kerala HC

    NEW DELHI:  With Lok Sabha elections solely a 12 months away, the Centre seems to be shifting throughout the course of implementing its long-time poll promise of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the nation. According to sources, at a high-level meeting chaired by Union residence minister Amit Shah on Monday, he expressed his keenness to introduce the bill throughout the Monsoon session of Parliament in July. 

    The meeting was attended by Union laws minister Kiren Rijiju, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, prime officers from quite a few departments, BJP president J P Nadda, RSS joint frequent secretary Arun Kumar amongst others. According to sources, Shah said that the bill must be ready by July.

    With Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh scheduled for the second half of this 12 months, the event is also banking on the UCC card. Shah said closing 12 months that the BJP is devoted to implementing a UCC after discussions and by following all democratic processes.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Last month, Mehta instructed the Supreme Court that the Centre is in favour of a UCC, together with its enacting is inside the world of Parliament and by no means courts. Rijiju had earlier instructed Parliament that the twenty second Law Commission will examine quite a few factors pertaining to the UCC and make options.

    The twenty first Law Commission in its working paper said {{that a}} UCC is “neither necessary nor desirable at this stage”. It observed that “Difference does not always imply discrimination in a robust democracy. So a unified nation does not necessarily need to have uniformity.”

    Speaking to this newspaper, a former member of the twenty first Law Commission said, “Our commission took two-and-a-half years to prepare a working paper on UCC. It needs elaborate consultation with all stakeholders.” The member moreover recognized that the Muslim non-public authorized pointers ought to be codified sooner than embarking on drafting authorized pointers for the UCC. 

    twenty second Law Commission
    The twenty second Law Commission is headed by former Karnataka High Court chief justice Rituraj Awasthi, who headed a bench that heard throughout the hijab ban case. Its member Justice Okay T Sankaran had coined the love jihad phrase for the first time in 2009 all through his tenure in Kerala HC

  • You’ll file case in opposition to courtroom docket if convicted: Rijiju dig at Kejriwal for his sue CBI, ED remarks

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his sue CBI and ED remarks, saying the AAP chief will file a case in opposition to the courtroom docket if convicted.

    Kejriwal on Saturday said he’ll sue the CBI and ED officers for alleged perjury and submitting false affidavits in courts.

    Tagging the AAP convenor’s tweet, Rijiju wrote that corruption has not at all been a problem for Kejriwal.

    “Sorry Anna ji (activist Anna Hazare). You didn’t know that you have handed over such a huge burden to the country,” the minister tweeted.

    Rijiju moreover shared components of an outdated undated interview of Kejriwal whereby he purportedly indicated that to defeat BJP stalwarts, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, at situations it was important to side with the corrupt.

    “Forgot to mention that you will file a case against Honble court also if it convicts you. Let law takes it own course and we must believe in rule of law,” the laws minister said.

    Kejriwal has been summoned by the CBI on Sunday at its headquarters proper right here in reference to alleged irregularities inside the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise protection.

    NEW DELHI: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his sue CBI and ED remarks, saying the AAP chief will file a case in opposition to the courtroom docket if convicted.

    Kejriwal on Saturday said he’ll sue the CBI and ED officers for alleged perjury and submitting false affidavits in courts.

    Tagging the AAP convenor’s tweet, Rijiju wrote that corruption has not at all been a problem for Kejriwal.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Sorry Anna ji (activist Anna Hazare). You didn’t know that you have handed over such a huge burden to the country,” the minister tweeted.

    Rijiju moreover shared components of an outdated undated interview of Kejriwal whereby he purportedly indicated that to defeat BJP stalwarts, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, at situations it was important to side with the corrupt.

    “Forgot to mention that you will file a case against Honble court also if it convicts you. Let law takes it own course and we must believe in rule of law,” the laws minister said.

    Kejriwal has been summoned by the CBI on Sunday at its headquarters proper right here in reference to alleged irregularities inside the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise protection.

  • Union regulation minister’s car rams into truck in J-K’s Ramban, no person injury

    By PTI

    BANIHAL: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s car grazed a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in Ramban district on Saturday night time, officers talked about.

    He was not injury inside the accident.

    The truck had suffered a breakdown and the minister’s car grazed it sooner than coming to a halt, they talked about.

    Today whereas going from Jammu to Srinagar by freeway, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju’s car met with a minor accident. No one was injured inside the accident. Kiren Rijiju was pushed safely to his trip spot: Ramban Police pic.twitter.com/6bQcE1X5N7

    — ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2023

    The accident handed off near Sita Ram Passi inside the Maroog area spherical 6 pm when he was on his answer to Srinagar after attending two options in Jammu and Udhampur, the officers talked about.

    Security personnel in accompanying autos rushed and escorted the minister out of his automobile, they talked about.

    Rijiju later left for Srinagar and crossed the Banihal tunnel the gateway to the Kashmir Valley – spherical 7 pm, the officers talked about.

    BANIHAL: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s car grazed a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in Ramban district on Saturday night time, officers talked about.

    He was not injury inside the accident.

    The truck had suffered a breakdown and the minister’s car grazed it sooner than coming to a halt, they talked about.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Today whereas going from Jammu to Srinagar by freeway, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju’s car met with a minor accident. No one was injured inside the accident. Kiren Rijiju was pushed safely to his trip spot: Ramban Police pic.twitter.com/6bQcE1X5N7
    — ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2023
    The accident handed off near Sita Ram Passi inside the Maroog area spherical 6 pm when he was on his answer to Srinagar after attending two options in Jammu and Udhampur, the officers talked about.

    Security personnel in accompanying autos rushed and escorted the minister out of his automobile, they talked about.

    Rijiju later left for Srinagar and crossed the Banihal tunnel the gateway to the Kashmir Valley – spherical 7 pm, the officers talked about.

  • Government receives complaints in opposition to serving, retired judges generally: Kiren Rijiju

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The laws ministry receives complaints regarding serving and retired judges generally nevertheless it is concerned solely with appointment and restore circumstances of serving members of the higher judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju educated Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

    He was responding to the question “whether as per the Union minister for Law and Justice, a few former judges of the Supreme Court are part of an anti-India gang”.

    The minister was moreover requested to reveal the provision of the info and whether or not or not in view of nationwide security, the federal authorities has educated the chief justice of India and the Union dwelling ministry.

    While throughout the English mannequin of the written reply, Rijiju has not given a direct response to the 4 sub-questions, throughout the Hindi mannequin, he replied throughout the damaging.

    He responded with “ji nahin” to sub-questions A to D.

    “From time to time, complaints are received in the Department of Justice (in the law ministry) against sitting as well as retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts. Department of Justice is concerned only with the appointment and service conditions of the sitting judges of the Supreme Court and high courts,” he said.

    He moreover said complaints related to the retired judges of the Supreme Court and the extreme courts aren’t handled by the Department of Justice.

    Accountability in bigger judiciary is maintained by way of an “in-house mechanism”, he said, recalling that the Supreme Court in its full courtroom docket meeting on May 7, 1997, had adopted two resolutions — one dealing with a restatement of values of judicial life and the other with in-house course of for taking applicable remedial movement in opposition to judges who do not adjust to universally accepted values of judicial life.

    As per the established “in-house mechanism” for the higher judiciary, the chief justice of India is competent to acquire complaints in opposition to the conduct of judges of the Supreme Court and the chief justices of the extreme courts.

    Similarly, the chief justices of the extreme courts are competent to acquire complaints in opposition to the conduct of extreme courtroom docket judges.

    “The complaints/representations received by the Department of Justice are forwarded to the Chief Justice of India or to the chief justice of the concerned high courts, as the case may be, for appropriate action,” he said.

    NEW DELHI: The laws ministry receives complaints regarding serving and retired judges generally nevertheless it is concerned solely with appointment and restore circumstances of serving members of the higher judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju educated Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

    He was responding to the question “whether as per the Union minister for Law and Justice, a few former judges of the Supreme Court are part of an anti-India gang”.

    The minister was moreover requested to reveal the provision of the info and whether or not or not in view of nationwide security, the federal authorities has educated the chief justice of India and the Union dwelling ministry.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    While throughout the English mannequin of the written reply, Rijiju has not given a direct response to the 4 sub-questions, throughout the Hindi mannequin, he replied throughout the damaging.

    He responded with “ji nahin” to sub-questions A to D.

    “From time to time, complaints are received in the Department of Justice (in the law ministry) against sitting as well as retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts. Department of Justice is concerned only with the appointment and service conditions of the sitting judges of the Supreme Court and high courts,” he said.

    He moreover said complaints related to the retired judges of the Supreme Court and the extreme courts aren’t handled by the Department of Justice.

    Accountability in bigger judiciary is maintained by way of an “in-house mechanism”, he said, recalling that the Supreme Court in its full courtroom docket meeting on May 7, 1997, had adopted two resolutions — one dealing with a restatement of values of judicial life and the other with in-house course of for taking applicable remedial movement in opposition to judges who do not adjust to universally accepted values of judicial life.

    As per the established “in-house mechanism” for the higher judiciary, the chief justice of India is competent to acquire complaints in opposition to the conduct of judges of the Supreme Court and the chief justices of the extreme courts.

    Similarly, the chief justices of the extreme courts are competent to acquire complaints in opposition to the conduct of extreme courtroom docket judges.

    “The complaints/representations received by the Department of Justice are forwarded to the Chief Justice of India or to the chief justice of the concerned high courts, as the case may be, for appropriate action,” he said.

  • More than 300 legal professionals criticise Kiren Rijiju, ask him to withdraw ‘anti-India gang’ remarks

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: More than 300 legal professionals from throughout the nation criticised the ‘anti-India gang’ remarks of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in an open letter on Wednesday, saying it was an “unwarranted attack” in opposition to retired judges. They demanded that Rijiju withdraw his remark.

    “We, the undersigned lawyers practising in diverse courts around the nation, deprecate the unwarranted attack launched against retired judges of the Supreme Court by Union Law Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju, at a conclave telecast live by a media house. The allegations of anti-nationalism against people who have dedicated their lives to upholding the rule of law, and the naked threat of reprisals against them, marks a new low in the public discourse of our great nation,” the letter reads.

    The letter referred to Rijiju’s assertion made on the India Today Conclave in New Delhi on March 18 by which he had stated that there have been “three or four” retired judges who’re a part of an “anti-India” gang.

    ALSO READ | Some retired judges a part of anti-India gang, claims Law Minister Rijiju

    He referred to a seminar by which judges and senior advocates participated. “The topic of the seminar was ‘Accountability in Judges Appointment’ but the discussion [the] whole day was how [the] government is taking over the Indian judiciary,” Rijiju stated.

    “It is a few retired judges – maybe three or four – a few of those activists, part of the anti-India gang. These people are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party. How can these people openly say the Indian judiciary (should) take the government head on?” he stated.

    Further, in a reply to a query on the motion taken by the federal government on this regard, Rijiju stated, “Agencies will take action as per the provisions of law. Nobody will escape. Those who have worked against the country will have to pay a price for that.”

    The record of the 323 signatories embrace senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, Arvind Datar, Iqbal Chagla, Janak Dwarakadas, Sri Hari Aney, Raju Ramachandran, Dushyant Dave, Indira Jaising, Rajshekhar Rao and Sanjay Singhvi.

    The legal professionals condemned the remarks of the minister by saying that the legislation minister “threatened” the retired Supreme Court judges and “transgressed all limits of constitutional propriety”.

    Rijiju is sworn to uphold and bear true allegiance to the Constitution and as a minister of legislation and justice, “it’s his responsibility to guard the judicial system, the judiciary, and the judges, each previous and current,” the letter learn.

    NEW DELHI: More than 300 legal professionals from throughout the nation criticised the ‘anti-India gang’ remarks of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in an open letter on Wednesday, saying it was an “unwarranted attack” in opposition to retired judges. They demanded that Rijiju withdraw his remark.

    “We, the undersigned lawyers practising in diverse courts around the nation, deprecate the unwarranted attack launched against retired judges of the Supreme Court by Union Law Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju, at a conclave telecast live by a media house. The allegations of anti-nationalism against people who have dedicated their lives to upholding the rule of law, and the naked threat of reprisals against them, marks a new low in the public discourse of our great nation,” the letter reads.

    The letter referred to Rijiju’s assertion made on the India Today Conclave in New Delhi on March 18 by which he had stated that there have been “three or four” retired judges who’re a part of an “anti-India” gang.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    ALSO READ | Some retired judges a part of anti-India gang, claims Law Minister Rijiju

    He referred to a seminar by which judges and senior advocates participated. “The topic of the seminar was ‘Accountability in Judges Appointment’ but the discussion [the] whole day was how [the] government is taking over the Indian judiciary,” Rijiju stated.

    “It is a few retired judges – maybe three or four – a few of those activists, part of the anti-India gang. These people are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party. How can these people openly say the Indian judiciary (should) take the government head on?” he stated.

    Further, in a reply to a query on the motion taken by the federal government on this regard, Rijiju stated, “Agencies will take action as per the provisions of law. Nobody will escape. Those who have worked against the country will have to pay a price for that.”

    The record of the 323 signatories embrace senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, Arvind Datar, Iqbal Chagla, Janak Dwarakadas, Sri Hari Aney, Raju Ramachandran, Dushyant Dave, Indira Jaising, Rajshekhar Rao and Sanjay Singhvi.

    The legal professionals condemned the remarks of the minister by saying that the legislation minister “threatened” the retired Supreme Court judges and “transgressed all limits of constitutional propriety”.

    Rijiju is sworn to uphold and bear true allegiance to the Constitution and as a minister of legislation and justice, “it’s his responsibility to guard the judicial system, the judiciary, and the judges, each previous and current,” the letter learn.

  • Objective of Collegium is to guard judiciary’s independence: CJI Chandrachud

    The CJI additionally famous that the judiciary needs to be shielded from outdoors influences if it needs to be unbiased.

    NEW DELHI: Not each system is ideal however that is one of the best system obtainable, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud mentioned on Saturday whereas defending the Collegium system of judges appointing judges, a serious bone of competition between the federal government and judiciary.

    Speaking on the India Today Conclave, the CJI mentioned the judiciary needs to be shielded from outdoors influences if it needs to be unbiased.

    “Not every system is perfect but this is the best system we have developed. But the object was to protect the independence of the judiciary, which is a cardinal value. We have to insulate the judiciary from outside influences if the judiciary has to be independent,” Chandrachud mentioned.

    The CJI additionally responded to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju voicing displeasure over the Supreme Court Collegium revealing the federal government’s causes for not approving the names advisable by it for appointment as judges of constitutional courts.

    “What is wrong about having a difference in perception? But, I have to deal with such differences with a sense of robust constitutional statesmanship. I do not want to join issues with the law minister, we are bound to have differences of perceptions,” the CJI mentioned.

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    Rijiju has been fairly vocal in opposition to the Collegium system and as soon as even referred to as it “alien to our Constitution.”

    Justice Chandrachud mentioned there may be completely no strain from the federal government on how you can determine instances.

    “In my 23 years of being a judge, no one has told me how to decide a case. There is absolutely no pressure from the government. The Election Commission judgment is proof that there is no pressure on the judiciary,” CJI mentioned.

    The Supreme Court had lately dominated the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will likely be accomplished by the President on the advise of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.

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