Congress vs Centre on Andhra new Guv: The appointment of former Supreme Court judge Justice S Abdul Nazeer as Andhra Pradesh's new Governor just six weeks after his retirement has flagged off a new battle between Congress and Centre with the former accusing the government of not allowing cooling off time for retired judges before being handed over another responsibility.
Hitting out at the Centre, Congress cited late BJP leader and former law minister Arun Jaitley's 2012 remark that "pre-retirement judgements are influenced by post-retirement jobs."
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a tweet saying, "Adequate proof of this in the past 3-4 years for sure."
However, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju responded to the Congress' objection over appointment of ex-judges in the government saying, "The whole eco-system is once again in full swing on the appointment of a Governor. They should better understand that they can no more treat India as their personal fiefdom. Now, India will be guided by the people of India as per the provisions of the Constitution of India."
Justice Nazeer was part of Supreme Court benches that delivered verdicts in Ayodhya case, demonetisation and triple talaq. In triple-talaq case, he was one of the two judges who opposed the majority verdict banning the practice.
He had served as a Karnataka High Court judge before being elevated to Supreme Court judge in 2017.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed Justice S Abdul Nazeer on his appointment as Governor.
"It is my privilege to welcome the incoming Governor, S. Abdul Nazeer garu, to our beautiful state of Andhra Pradesh. I look forward to working with you in unravelling Andhra Pradesh's full potential. Welcome Sir!" he tweeted.
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