The Supreme Court dismissed with costs of ₹50,000 a plea challenging the practice of the Collegium recommending lawyers practicing in the top court for elevation as judges of High Courts.
A three-judge bench led by Justice S K Kaul also ordered Attorney General R Venkataramani to encourage Union ministers who are opposing the Collegium system to contain themselves.
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New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): After Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday stated that Indian Courts and the legal system must have regional languages in their curricular activities, experts from the legal fraternity gave their opinions on it. Speaking about it, former Union Law Secretary PK Malhotra said that the statement of the Law Minister is a welcoming step and is in the right direction. It will help the litigants to understand the court proceedings and judgements of the courts in a better way. PK Malhotra while talking to ANI said, "Our Constitution provides that English shall be the official language for the High Courts and the Supreme Court. However, states can permit use of regional language in the proceedings of the High Court. If a judgement is in the regional or any local language recognised by the Constitution, its English translation becomes essential if an appeal is to be filed in the Supreme Court." However, Supreme Court Bar Association