To make way for scrapping the collegium system, it was necessary for the government to pass both the bills, which include The Constitutional Bill and the National Judicial Appointment Commission Bill 2014.
Now the said bills will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha for their passage and thereafter it will become an act. But unfortunately, the ruling party lacks majority in the upper house and the Congress leaders might bring hurdles with their demand to amend the present bill rather than bring the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014. On Wednesday though they did not oppose the bill in Lok Sabha.
In the afternoon, the voting was started in the parliament forgoing the lunch recess as prime minister Narendra Modi was keen on scraping the existing collegium system and the union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was not in a mood to delay the process further. On Monday last, Prasad had placed the bill in the Lok Sabha, which was followed by a long debate on Tuesday with the law minister claiming that the government wanted independence of judiciary but the ‘sanctity’ and ‘supremacy’ of Parliament was equally important considering people’s aspirations.
‘One should not be mistaken that our government led by Mr Narendra Modi wants to interfere in the judiciary. The fact is we have no intentions to interfere in the power and authority of the Judiciary. We want a fair procedure to appoint judges to higher judiciary,’ Prasad said.
Earlier, Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges and claimed that there was a strong campaign to defame the judiciary.
Now the said bills will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha for their passage and thereafter it will become an act. But unfortunately, the ruling party lacks majority in the upper house and the Congress leaders might bring hurdles with their demand to amend the present bill rather than bring the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014. On Wednesday though they did not oppose the bill in Lok Sabha.
In the afternoon, the voting was started in the parliament forgoing the lunch recess as prime minister Narendra Modi was keen on scraping the existing collegium system and the union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was not in a mood to delay the process further. On Monday last, Prasad had placed the bill in the Lok Sabha, which was followed by a long debate on Tuesday with the law minister claiming that the government wanted independence of judiciary but the ‘sanctity’ and ‘supremacy’ of Parliament was equally important considering people’s aspirations.
‘One should not be mistaken that our government led by Mr Narendra Modi wants to interfere in the judiciary. The fact is we have no intentions to interfere in the power and authority of the Judiciary. We want a fair procedure to appoint judges to higher judiciary,’ Prasad said.
Earlier, Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges and claimed that there was a strong campaign to defame the judiciary.