Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 24: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju while speaking to the media at the e-courts Project’s Felicitation of Award Winners said on Tuesday that it is a ‘major matter’ for the Supreme Court Collegium to release RAW & IB information on proposed judges in the public domain.
He continued by saying that it is a serious worry that will be handled in due course to make the secret or sensitive reports of RAW and IB public.
“(Putting) secret or sensitive reports of the RAW or IB in the public domain is a matter of grace concern which I will react at an appropriate time. I can this much, if the concerned officer, who is working for the nation in disguise or in a secretive manner, will think twice that his/her report is going to be in the public domain. It will have an implication,” he said.
The Union Law Minister made this statement in response to a query on recent statements made by the Supreme Court collegium that listed the justifications for rejecting the Central Government’s objections to recommendations made about the appointment of justices.
The Union Law Minister did, however, add that he doesn’t want to go into the specifics of the situation and that the purpose of today’s news conference is primarily to highlight the excellent work done by the e-committee.
It may be noted that the SC Collegium made public the Law Ministry’s concerns about 3 candidates, Saurabh Kirpal (Delhi High Court), Somasekaran Sundaresan (Bombay High Court), and John Sathyan, while repeating the names of 5 attorneys for promotion to various High Courts (Madras High Court).
He claimed that judges do not have to face elections or public scrutiny after their appointment, but that they are still being watched by the public because nothing is concealed in the age of social media. He made this remark the day before.
He also discussed the initiatives being taken to shorten the number of cases that are pending in his speech from today. According to him, the Department of Justice is concentrating on finding solutions to cases that are still pending while working closely with the Supreme Court of India’s e-committee under the direction of CJI DY Chandrachudwe.
