Calibrated attempts being made to defame India, Indian judiciary: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Calibrated attempts being made to defame India, Indian judiciary: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in Bhubaneswar, on March 4 said calibrated attempts were being made to tell the World that Indian judicial was under attack and Indian democracy was in distress. I have never even a single person of India who says that he will not abide by Indian laws or I have never come across anybody in the country that he will say that he would not follow the court Order,” said Mr. Rijiju while addressing, ‘Nyaya-Yajna,’ the first conference of Central government counsel of Eastern States of India. In a similar fashion, to guarantee individual freedom, rights and liberty, we have to sacrifice many things.” “When we want to make India safe and secured place, we have to make stringent laws. There are misinterpretations.” Mischievous effort were being made to malign Indian judiciary and Indian State as a whole and it must be resisted, not just by legal fraternity, but by every citizen, Mr. Rijiju said, adding that Some people want Indian judiciary to play role of Opposition.

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The troubled past between Congress and the judiciary
8 months, 1 week ago

The troubled past between Congress and the judiciary

New Indian Express  

The recent letter written by 600 lawyers to the Chief Justice of India expressing their “deepest anguish” about the manner in which a “vested interest group” was trying to pressure the judiciary and defame courts on the basis of “frivolous logic and stale political agendas” could not have come at a more appropriate time. With so many politicians facing the …

As Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju took potshots at Indian judiciary
1 year, 7 months ago

As Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju took potshots at Indian judiciary

The Hindu  

During his eventful tenure of almost two years as Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju made several digs at top judges and the Indian judiciary itself. On November 4, 2022, he said, “The Supreme Court’s Collegium system of appointing judges is opaque and not accountable.” He added that he “had to work with the present system until the government came up with …

'Criticism Of Govt Not Anti-India' : Lawyers Condemn Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's Comment Against Retired Judges
1 year, 8 months ago

'Criticism Of Govt Not Anti-India' : Lawyers Condemn Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's Comment Against Retired Judges

Live Law  

Over 300 lawyers from the Supreme Court and various High Courts have issued a statement condemning the comment of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju that "some retired judges belong to anti-India gang". The signatories of the statement added that by threatening retired judges, the Law Minister is clearly sending a message to every citizen, that no voice of dissent will …

Criticising Centre not anti-India: Lawyers on law minister's remark on judges
1 year, 8 months ago

Criticising Centre not anti-India: Lawyers on law minister's remark on judges

India Today  

Lawyers practicing in courts across the country issued a statement objecting to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s recent remark that some retired judges are part of an anti-India gang. The lawyers said that they deprecate the unwarranted attack against retired judges of the Supreme Court, and called the allegations of anti-nationalism against them ‘a new low in the public discourse …

Differences between govt and judiciary doesn't mean confrontation: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 8 months ago

Differences between govt and judiciary doesn't mean confrontation: Kiren Rijiju

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: Denying any clash between the government and judiciary as speculated in the media, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday contended that differences were inevitable in a democracy but they should not be construed as confrontation. Pointing to some media reports of alleged differences between the government and the Supreme Court or the legislature and judiciary, the …

Conclave 2023 | Some retired judges part of 'anti-India gang', want judiciary to play opposition's role: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Conclave 2023 | Some retired judges part of 'anti-India gang', want judiciary to play opposition's role: Kiren Rijiju

India Today  

Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said a few retired judges and activists are part of an anti-India gang and are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of an opposition party. There are a few judges who are activists and are part of an anti-India gang which is trying to turn the judiciary …

Some Retired Judges Are 'Anti-India' And Trying To Make Judiciary Play The Role of Opposition Party: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Some Retired Judges Are 'Anti-India' And Trying To Make Judiciary Play The Role of Opposition Party: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday accused a handful of retired ‘activist’ judges of trying to make the judiciary play the role of an opposition party, even to the extent of “going to the court and asking it to reign in the government”. While speaking about the alarmism in public discourse and criticism aimed at the government, Rijiju said, …

Who will deliver justice if judges carry out administrative work, asks Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Who will deliver justice if judges carry out administrative work, asks Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described a few retired judges and some activists as part of an “anti-India gang” and accused them of trying to make the judiciary play the role of Opposition parties. “It is a few of the retired judges — maybe three or four — a few of those activists, part of the anti-India gang, …

Bid to ‘attack democracy’ in the name of freedom of expression: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Bid to ‘attack democracy’ in the name of freedom of expression: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Attempts are being made to ‘attack’ democracy in the name of freedom of expression, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday, delivering a keynote address at the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference in Goa. Though the Law Minister didn’t name anyone, his comments on democracy are being seen as a rebuttal to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech to a group of …

Indian Judiciary Can Never Be Forced To Play The Role Of Opposition Party : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian Judiciary Can Never Be Forced To Play The Role Of Opposition Party : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

Indian judiciary can never be forced to play the role of an opposition party though "some people" want it to play such a role, said Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Sunday. I can tell you Indian judiciary itself will resist these forceful attempts to make Indian judiciary play the role of an opposition party. He said …

'Judiciary can never be forced to play roles of opposition Party': Law Minister's replies to Rahul I WATCH
1 year, 9 months ago

'Judiciary can never be forced to play roles of opposition Party': Law Minister's replies to Rahul I WATCH

India TV News  

Days after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, during his speech at Cambridge University, claimed that the Indian democracy and judiciary were under attack, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed it was a deliberate and coordinated attack against the country's federal structure. Without naming Gandhi, the law minister who was addressing an event in Odisha'a Bhubneshwar on Saturday asserted that ‘calibrated attempts’ …

Check, do not cross: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s attack on the judiciary
1 year, 11 months ago

Check, do not cross: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s attack on the judiciary

The Hindu  

There is something rude and unpleasant in the way the Government is going about the task of demanding a big say in the appointment of judges in constitutional courts. Reports say that the Minister wants the formation of a search-and-evaluation committee, with Government representatives, to suggest names to the collegiums in the High Courts and the Supreme Court for appointments. …

The attack on the last bastion — the judiciary
2 years ago

The attack on the last bastion — the judiciary

The Hindu  

Recent comments by the Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankar, and the Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, can be read as a concerted attack on the collegium system, the Supreme Court of India, and even the basic structure doctrine. And a resurgent judiciary Since the Supreme Court’s decision in 2015 on the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, arguably, from the Court under the Chief …

SC and govt cannot select good judges if we find fault with each other: CJI
2 years ago

SC and govt cannot select good judges if we find fault with each other: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday responded to strident criticism against the Collegium system of judicial appointments, saying the government and the Supreme Court cannot work together to select good judges if they find fault with each other. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was sitting on the dais at the Law Day Eve function, had recently launched a …

Popular Majority Not A Defence For Arbitrary Actions Of Govt; Functioning Of Democracy Unthinkable Without Judicial Review : CJI Ramana
2 years, 11 months ago

Popular Majority Not A Defence For Arbitrary Actions Of Govt; Functioning Of Democracy Unthinkable Without Judicial Review : CJI Ramana

Live Law  

A popular majority is not a defence for arbitrary actions of the Government, said Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, while underscoring the importance of all wings of the state acting within their constitutional limits. Growing tendency of executive to disregard orders passed by the Court CJI Ramana also raised concerns about the "growing tendency to disregard, and even disrespect …

More than 700 Lawyers Write to Chief Justice, Raise Concern over Trend to 'Browbeat Judiciary'
4 years, 4 months ago

More than 700 Lawyers Write to Chief Justice, Raise Concern over Trend to 'Browbeat Judiciary'

News 18  

More than 700 lawyers from across India have written to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde criticising the "recent trend of browbeating and intimidating the judiciary". Referring to "institutional disruptors", the signatories said the foundation of the judiciary is the confidence of the people in its ability to deliver justice. "The actions of these institutional disruptors through name calling and …

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