NEW DELHI: Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.
AIADMK’s K Kamaraj, P Ravindra Babu (TDP) and BJP’s P P Choudhary demanded that the Government should come out with a new Bill for implementing the NJAC law which should also have provision for state judicial appointment commissions.
“Bring a new Bill on NJAC… We don’t have a credible system (for appointment of judges),” Kamaraj said.
Observing that the judiciary was under severe stress, Tathagata Satpathy (BJD) said “I am not judging them, but they are judging the House. Decrying the NJAC Act, it is a slap on the face of the people. It is a very sad event”.
Babu said although the Members of Parliament are accountable to the people of India, the judiciary is not accountable to anyone.
“People of the country are supreme. Why should judiciary interfere with us? I would urge Government to make amendments. Autonomy without accountability will destroy the very basis of the judiciary,” Babu said.
A Sampath (CPI-M) said the judiciary in India was following the principle of “I am the judge, I am the jury and I am the executioner. You show them (judges) the map, they will show you rules”.
He said “judiciary is hiding behind their words, they are afraid of the people. Judiciary should be made accountable to the people”. (AGENCIES)
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