The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking the abolition of the collegium system, where judges appoint judges in the higher judiciary. The bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, took note of lawyer Mathews Nedumpara s request to have his writ petition heard on the matter. Nedumpara expressed frustration at the registry s refusal to list his petition, citing that the Registrar had deemed it not maintainable after a Constitution bench ruling.
In the latest development, the Supreme Court s Registry (on April 24) refused to receive a writ petition seeking the abolition of the collegium system and to render the 2015 NJAC verdict as void ab.
Justice Kureshi recalled that while he was growing up, nationalism was still prevalent but eventually, an idea of India emerged where there was a modern, liberal and scientific outlook.