Rijiu’s statement in the form of a written in the lower House was in response to a query from Congress MP Manish Tewari, who referred to the Supreme Court collegium’s minutes dated January 18, 2023, wherein a reference was made to the Centre citing RAW inputs to oppose the elevation of senior lawyer Saurabh Kripal
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Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday gave a strongly worded response to the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju regarding the latter's remarks against the Collegium system.
The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday emphasised the importance of free speech, noting expression of views by a candidate does not disentitle him to hold a constitutional office, while reiterating its decision to appoint two advocates as judges in the Bombay High Court and Madras High Court.
The collegium, which is headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, in a statement, said all citizens have the right to free speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. It noted that expression of views by a candidate does not disentitle him to hold a constitutional office so long as the person proposed for judgeship is a person of competence, merit, and integrity.A st