{"id":273321,"date":"2025-04-03T18:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/govt-silent-on-whether-it-will-consider-bringing-again-law-on-judges-appointment\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:05:36","slug":"govt-silent-on-whether-it-will-consider-bringing-again-law-on-judges-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/govt-silent-on-whether-it-will-consider-bringing-again-law-on-judges-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt silent on whether it will consider bringing again law on judges’ appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government on Thursday maintained silence on whether it will consider bringing again the National Judicial Appointments Commission<\/a> bill to overturn the present collegium system<\/a> to appoint judges. Responding to a question on the government’s “view” relating to the National Judicial Appointments<\/a> Committee (NJAC) and whether it would “again consider” bringing in the NJAC legislation<\/a>, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal<\/a> gave a detailed response on what the now struck down law sought to do. <\/p>\n

But he was silent on whether the government will consider bringing the NJAC bill. <\/p>\n

In a written response in Rajya Sabha, he said to replace the Collegium system of appointments of judges of the Supreme Court<\/a> and the high courts with a “more broad-based, transparent, accountable appointment mechanism” and to bring greater objectivity in the system, the Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 were brought. These laws came into force on April 13, 2015. <\/p>\n

However, both the laws were challenged in the Supreme Court which later declared them as unconstitutional and void. <\/p>\n

The Collegium system as existing prior to the enforcement of the laws was declared to be operative. <\/p>\n

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The minister also shared details on how the government and the SC Collegium were in touch to update memorandum of procedures — a set of documents which guide the appointment, elevation and transfer of Supreme Court and high court judges. The NJAC came into focus again after half-burnt wads of cash were allegedly found from the official residence of a Delhi High Court judge<\/a> here.<\/div>\n


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