Njac Bill

Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the government of attempting to "capture" the judiciary.

The government versus Supreme Court tussle over the appointment of judges came under the spotlight again today, with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar highlighting the issue in his maiden address in the Upper House.

Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".

A new system of appointing judges, passed in Parliament and cleared by the government last month, seems to be in trouble with the Chief Justice of India telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not be a part of it until the Supreme Court decide on its validity.

Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the government of attempting to "capture" the judiciary.

The government versus Supreme Court tussle over the appointment of judges came under the spotlight again today, with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar highlighting the issue in his maiden address in the Upper House.

Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".

A new system of appointing judges, passed in Parliament and cleared by the government last month, seems to be in trouble with the Chief Justice of India telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not be a part of it until the Supreme Court decide on its validity.