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Govt. has Not Followed Procedure: Subramanium

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  • Senior advocate and former Solicitor-General Gopal Subramanium opted out of from the list of four names
  • Mr.Subramanium points out if the government intends to reserve a candidate then the file should be returned to collegiums
  • Appointment of three persons framework is not accepted by the Constitution and by the Supreme Court in various pronouncements
  • Mr. Subramanium, in his letter to Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha pointed out on appointments statement of confidence and a few important points
  • Mr.Subramanium was willing to step out and pointed out this as an act of closure
  • He said that the reports were malicious insinuations based on half-truths resulted of carefully planted leaks aimed at generating doubts in the minds of the collegiums
  • Mr.Sumramanium will resume work at the Supreme Court and says in accordance with the highest traditions, when a lawyer was invited to the Bench but doesn’t get to become a judge, the person ceases to practice in that court, until the incumbent Chief Justice demits office
  • In a letter to the CJI Mr.Subramanium did not my elevation to be the subject matter of any kind of politicization
  • Mr. Subramanium feels the court should have looked up on the matter with the government when all sorts of allegations and diatribe were thrown at me
  • The former Chief Justice of India, M.N. Venkatachaliah told government should have looked into the matter before segregating the name of Mr. Subramanium and approved the other three.
  • If any issues related to Mr.Subramanium the issue had to be raised to Supreme Court before segregating his name and clearing the other three
  • Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/govt-should-have-taken-collegium-into-confidence-says-excji/article6149894.ece
  • http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/govt-has-not-followed-procedure-subramanium/article6149782.ece
  • http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/judges-list-gopal-subramanium-opts-out/article6149898.ece

Exams Perspective:

  1. Collegium System
  2. Chief Justice of India
  3. Criteria for being elevated as Supreme Court Judge