Give due representation to SCs/STs in apex court: Govt

The government today sought due representation for SC and ST communities in the Supreme Court while rejecting a collegium recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph to the top court.

In his letter to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, informing about the decision to return the recommendation of Justice Joseph and elevate senior advocate Indu Malhotra to the SC, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said "there is no representation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in the Supreme Court since long."