SC: 'It should not have come'

The top court objected to remarks by Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on the collegium system of appointing judges, saying it should not have happened

WHAT RIJIJU HAD SAID

At the Times Now Summit on November 26, Rijiju said the collegium should make the appointments itself and “run the show” if their complaint is that the government has been sitting on the files.

WHAT THE COURT SAID

ON RIJIJU'S COMMENTS

“I ignore press reports but what he (Rijiju) says; when somebody high enough says ‘let them do it themselves’, we will do it (make appointments) ourselves, if necessary.”

Justice Kaul

ON THE CENTRE DELAYING APPOINTMENTS IN THE JUDICIARY

“It is frustrating the whole system because you hold back the names without saying what is your reservation. This is not acceptable...You are effectively frustrating the method of appointment,” said the bench.