Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the PM is “treating” the judiciary the same way he treats the AAP-led Delhi government.
While replying to a tweet, AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal said: “PM is treating judiciary in the same manner as he treats Delhi govt”.
PM is treating judiciary in the same manner as he treats Delhi govt https://t.co/0j0IT73k6J
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 27, 2018
AAP-led Delhi government is at loggerheads with Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal , who has been accused by AAP for trying to run a parallel government. AAP has also accused LG for undermining party’s work.
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Kejriwal’s comments come in the wake of controversy surrounding non-elevation of Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court Judge after Centre refused to clear his name in-spite the collegium recommending his name on 10 January, 2018.
Justice Joseph is currently the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
According to reports, the government was of the view that the collegium has disregarded seniority and regional representation while recommending Justice Joseph, who is 42nd in the seniority list of 669 High Court judges. However, media reports say that the government took the decision unilaterally and did not consult Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
In April 2016, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Joseph dealt a major blow to PM Narendra Modi-led BJP government after they quashed the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand and had revived the Congress government headed by Harish Rawat. Later, the Congress lost the Assembly elections.
Indu Malhotra, who took oath on Friday, became the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly. She was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Dipak Misra. With her swearing in, the strength of the top court judges rose to 25 — still six short of the actual sanctioned strength of 31.
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