Letter to BS: Govt's attitude is an affront to independence of judiciary

The Narendra Modi  government’s  refusal to elevate Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge while clearing the name of Indu Malhotra, has once again brought the 

executive in direct confrontation with the SC in the matter of appointment of judges. Even though the government is understood to have urged the collegium to 

reconsider their recommendation “in terms of seniority and merit and fair representation”, one would suspect that the real reason for the government not elevating 

Justice Joseph   despite unanimous recommendation of the collegiums, could possibly be his judgment declaring President’s rule in Uttarakhand as unconstitutional. The 

government’s recalcitrant attitude is an  affront to the independence of judiciary, the apex court must protect. 

S K Choudhury  Bengaluru

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