Finance minister Arun Jaitley has faulted the Supreme Court verdict for re-legislating collegium system and said the judiciary acted like the "third chamber of the legislature" while quashing the legislation to establish the National Judicial Commission (NJAC) for appointment of judges.
"Having struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, the Court decided to re-legislate. The court quashed the 99th Constitutional Amendment. The court is entitled to do so. While quashing the same, it relegislated the repealed provisions of Article 124 and 217 which only the legislature can do. This is the third error in the judgement," Jaitley said in a signed article posted on his Facebook account on Sunday.
In reviving the collegium system, the finance minister apprehended that the Supreme Court has acted like the "third chamber of the legislature" and asserted that it "cannot" act like this. "The court can only interpret — it cannot be the third chamber of the legislature to rewrite a law," he argued.
"Having struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, the Court decided to re-legislate. The court quashed the 99th Constitutional Amendment. The court is entitled to do so. While quashing the same, it relegislated the repealed provisions of Article 124 and 217 which only the legislature can do. This is the third error in the judgement," Jaitley said in a signed article posted on his Facebook account on Sunday.
In reviving the collegium system, the finance minister apprehended that the Supreme Court has acted like the "third chamber of the legislature" and asserted that it "cannot" act like this. "The court can only interpret — it cannot be the third chamber of the legislature to rewrite a law," he argued.
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