NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium has for a second time reiterated its recommendation for appointment of 37 candidates as judges of the high courts, a development that may trigger a fresh round of confrontation between the Government and the judiciary.
The development comes days after the collegium rejected for a second time the Government’s proposal to insert a ‘national security clause’ in the memorandum of procedure under which it could reject the collegium’s recommendation on the grounds of national security and public interest.
The memorandum of procedure is a document which lays down the procedure for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts.
In the middle of last year, the collegium, headed by the then Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, had recommended 77 people for appointment as judges of high courts.
The Government had returned 43 names for reconsideration after it found the reports against the candidates were “not positive”. (AGENCIES)
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