Arun Jaitley criticises Cong for creating hue and cry over judicial appointment issue
Union Minister Arun Jaitley today questioned Congress party’s hue and cry, after govt referred a case back for reconsideration on appointment of judges.
To show Congress the mirror, Arun Jaitley, through a facebook blog, shared a series of essays written by various authors on Appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court.
Jailtey gave an example of Justice Bachu Jagan-nadha Das, who in his view, made it to the Supreme Court because of his strong Congress Party connections during Nehruvian era.
Arun Jaitley said that such political recommendations are today unthinkable. And giving example from Indira Gandhi era, Arun jaitley said that an important turn in the judicial appointments history was the decision of the Prime Minister to appoint ideologically committed Law Ministers so that judicial appointments could be influenced by the social and political philosophy of the judge.
The duo of Law Minister H.R. Gokhale and the Steel and Mines Minister Mohan Kumara-mangalam took charge, and their priority was the need to reverse the decision of the Supreme Court in Golaknath case. Jaitley said that he has written this blog so that Congress party gets an opportunity to look at the mirror.
Recollecting an Important Chapter of History – Judicial Appointments
— Arun Jaitley qustions hue and cry by Cong after govt referred a case back for reconsideration.
–Arun Jaitley shares a series of essays written in past on Judicial Appointments
— Arun Jailtey: Justice Bachu Jagannadha Das made it to SC because of his strong Congress Party connections during Nehruvian era
— Jaitley: Such political recommendations are today unthinkable.
— An important turn in judicial appointments history was the decision of the PM to appoint ideologically committed Law Ministers so that judicial appointments could be influenced by the social and political philosophy of the judge.
— Jaitley: The duo of Law Minister and the Steel and Mines Minister took charge and on their priority was the need to reverse the decision of SC in Golaknath case.
— I have written this blog so that my friends in the Congress party get an opportunity to look at the mirror