Rijiju has been vocal in the criticism of the collegium system for the appointment of judges and even termed it alien to the Constitution.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju shared the video of an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi Court, saying it is the "voice of a judge" and that majority of people have similar "sane views".
Centre vs SC Collegium: Reacting to this development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that this is extremely dangerous. "There should be absolutely no government interference in the judicial appointments."
The Congress leader had claimed that China is preparing for war and accused the government of trying to "ignore" this threat, saying it was "asleep" and not ready to accept the situation drawing a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said the total number of cases pending in various courts is about to touch five crore. He observed that the impact of such a huge pendency of court cases on the public is obvious.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had said "anything which is alien to the Constitution merely because of the decision taken by the courts or some judges and how do you expect that the decision will be backed by the country?
The minister said there was a need to make the lower judiciary the "centre of attention" to ensure not only checking the pendency but reducing it. He said most of the pendency is in the lower courts as the figure is about to reach five crore.
Collegium system in India: Law Minister explained that once the Supreme Court or a high court collegium sends recommendation, the government has to do due diligence.
Justice DY Chandrachud is all set to take oath on October 9, the same day that incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office.
Law ministers conference in Gujarat: The conference witnessed discussions revolving around topics like alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation for quick and affordable justice; upgrading overall legal infrastructure.
Religious conversion event row: The minister's remarks came after a video clip purportedly showing Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at an event where hundreds took a pledge to convert to Buddhism while denouncing Hindu deities went viral.
Rijiju said appointments in the higher judiciary are "pending", but "not due to Law Minister but due to the system".
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju also wrote that the Election Commission has informed that no complaints were received from the political parties regarding data leaks during elections in the last five years.
Rijuju's statement 'Party's ideology is country's ideology' was strongly objected to by the opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs.
Kiren Rijiju said mother tongue should not be considered lesser than English and asserted that he does not subscribe to the view that a lawyer should get more respect, cases, or fees only because he speaks more in English.
The apex court made strong verbal observations on Nupur Sharma's comments on a televised debate that actually opened up a can of worms with Nupur facing threats and also having FIRs filed against her across the country.
The notifications are part of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 passed by Parliament late last year. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to announce that four notifications in this regard have been issued in consultation with the Election Commission.
Reacting to his remarks, Chidambaram said the Law Minister of India has no authority to draw any "arbitrary Lakshman Rekha" and should read Article 13 of the Constitution.
Rijiju's remarks came after Rahul Gandhi had welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put on hold the sedition law.
In its significant order on the law that has been under intense public scrutiny, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said there was a need to balance the interest of civil liberties and interests of citizens with that of the state.
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