Aspersions should not be cast on appointment of Victoria Gowri as HC judge: Govt

Differences of opinion are a part of democracy and there are ways to find solutions to that Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday in Rajya Sabha on whether there exists differences between the judiciary and the executive on the issue of appointment of judgesThe government also said aspersions should not be cast on appointment of Victoria Gowri as a judge of the high court asserting that she has been appointed through a processAsked by TMC member Jawhar Sircar whether the appointment of Gowri was right even when she has been accused in public of making casteist remarks of remarks against minorities Leader of the House Piyush Goyal sought the indulgence of the chairI think there should be some decorum An honourable judge has been duly appointed through a process I dont think we as honourable members here should be casting aspersions of this nature I seek your indulgence Goyal saidRajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the three wings of the state have to act in tandem and we must have mutual respect for themAlso Read LPG can be sold at more economical rates if international price comes down GovtAll three ultimately have to get together to fructify our goals When it comes to judiciary with respect to which a judgement of the highest court has already come I am sure that issue should be kept away I would urge the honourable member to ask his supplementary in a pointed manner keeping in mind the provisions that judicial situations have to be addressed in a delicate manner he saidThe Chairman also told the TMC member that he was making reference to an individual who is not a member of the HouseYou are making reference on which the honourable President has issued a warrant of appointment and the Supreme Court has already taken a view on that Dhankhar saidLaw minister Rijiju agreed with the Chair saying You have very rightly made the observation that there are certain sensitive matters which you have to bear in mind when we speak in this august HouseTo a question by Sircar on any differences between the judiciary and the executive on the appointment of judges Rijiju said the former senior bureaucrat is not expected to be told about the rules regulations and decorumIn a way if there are differences in opinion that is very much a part of democracy Within a family within political parties there are differences of opinion When there are differences of opinion there are ways to find solutions to that also His question was not anything which he wanted to know from the government in terms of any figures or facts he saidWhen Sircar said the minister has not answered his pointed question on the differences Rijiju said there are 210 vacancies in various high courtsOnce the names are recommended by the threemember Collegium in the high court then it proceeds as per laid down procedure in the memorandum of procedure We have not received the proposal on these 210 vacancies so there is no question of any sharp differences the law minister saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever