NJAC: Somnath wants govt to set things right without feuding with Judiciary

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday deprecated attempts by the Supreme Court to "arrogate all powers" in appointments to higher courts and said the Executive should "not give up" attempts to set things right, while avoiding a "running feud" with the Judiciary. The former Parliamentarian, who often fought against attempts by the judiciary to encroach upon the legislature's turf, says it was time the judiciary engaged in some introspection in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment which brought back the collegium system. Chatterjee, who is a barrister said the Executive should "not give up" its attempts to set things right in judicial appointments, "but should not have a running feud with the judiciary". Noting that one of the judges on the apex court bench has voiced dissent to the majority judgment, he wanted the Executive to move slowly "in a proper manner and at a proper time".