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Rijiju lauds order of CJI-led bench allowing disability candidates in judicial services exam

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New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded an order of the Supreme Court allowing a judicial services aspirant suffering from writer’s cramp to get a scribe to write his preliminary examination for the recruitment of civil judges in Uttarakhand.
The interim order was issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Saturday.
Writer’s cramp is a task-specific movement disorder that manifests itself as abnormal postures and unwanted muscle spasms that interfere with motor performance while writing.

“This is such a heart-warming action by hon’ble Chief Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud. A great relief to a divyang (person with disability) candidate who sought a scribe for the Judicial Service exam in Uttarakhand,” Rijiju tweeted.
Timely justice to a deserving person is “very satisfying”, he said, sharing a screenshot of a tweet posted by the lawyer of the candidate who had approached the top court.
The candidate, Dhananjay Kumar, had moved the Supreme Court, saying his request to the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) for a scribe was rejected on April 20, days ahead of the scheduled exam.
He urged the court to allow him a scribe as he suffers from Chandrachudwriter’s cramp and submitted a certificate issued by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, dated September 25, 2017, about his condition.
Taking note of the submission by advocate Namit Saxena, appearing for Kumar, the bench, also comprising Justice P S Narasimha, issued a notice to the UKPSC and the Uttarakhand government asking why his request for a scribe was rejected. It directed them to file a response by May 12.

“We issue an ad interim direction to the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, which is in-charge of conducting the examination, to ensure that a scribe is provided to the petitioner for the ensuing examination…” the bench said.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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May 1, 2023
Rijiju lauds order of CJI-led bench allowing disability candidates in judicial services exam

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New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded an order of the Supreme Court allowing a judicial services aspirant suffering from writer’s cramp to get a scribe to write his preliminary examination for the recruitment of civil judges in Uttarakhand.
The interim order was issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Saturday.
Writer’s cramp is a task-specific movement disorder that manifests itself as abnormal postures and unwanted muscle spasms that interfere with motor performance while writing.

“This is such a heart-warming action by hon’ble Chief Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud. A great relief to a divyang (person with disability) candidate who sought a scribe for the Judicial Service exam in Uttarakhand,” Rijiju tweeted.
Timely justice to a deserving person is “very satisfying”, he said, sharing a screenshot of a tweet posted by the lawyer of the candidate who had approached the top court.
The candidate, Dhananjay Kumar, had moved the Supreme Court, saying his request to the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) for a scribe was rejected on April 20, days ahead of the scheduled exam.
He urged the court to allow him a scribe as he suffers from Chandrachudwriter’s cramp and submitted a certificate issued by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, dated September 25, 2017, about his condition.
Taking note of the submission by advocate Namit Saxena, appearing for Kumar, the bench, also comprising Justice P S Narasimha, issued a notice to the UKPSC and the Uttarakhand government asking why his request for a scribe was rejected. It directed them to file a response by May 12.

“We issue an ad interim direction to the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, which is in-charge of conducting the examination, to ensure that a scribe is provided to the petitioner for the ensuing examination…” the bench said.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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May 1, 2023
Same-sex marriage: Rijiju says to be decided by people, court no place to settle such matters

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New Delhi: As the Supreme Court hears pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said an important matter like the institution of marriage has to be decided by people of the country and that courts are not the forum to settle such issues.
He, however, clarified that he does not want to make the matter a “government versus judiciary” issue. “It is not. Absolutely not,” the minister asserted.
Responding to a question at Republic TV conclave, he said, “It is a matter which concerns every citizen of India. It is the question of people’s will. The will of the people is reflected in Parliament or in the legislature or assemblies…”

Apparently referring to the Constitution bench of the top court hearing the matter, Rijiju said, “If five wise men decide something which is correct according to them — I cannot make any kind of adverse comments against them — But if people do not want it, you cannot impose things on the people…,”.
Same-sex partners from around the country have approached the Supreme Court with a plea stating that same sex marriages should be legalised under the Special Marriage Act.
The law minister further said that sensitive and important matters like institution of marriage have to be decided by the people of the country.
The Supreme Court has the power to issue certain directions. Under Article 142, it can also make laws. If it feels some vacuum has to be filled, it can do so with certain provisions, he pointed out.
“But when it comes to a matter which effects every citizen of the country, SC is not the forum to decide on behalf of the people of the country,” Rijiju added.

The Centre on Wednesday requested the apex court to consider leaving questions raised in the pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages to Parliament.
Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud that the court is dealing with a “very complex subject”, which has a “profound social impact”.
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April 26, 2023
Collegium issue is all about mindgame: Law Minister Rijiju

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Itanagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described the collegium issue as a “mindgame”, saying he will not talk about it.
He made the remarks here when asked about the various recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium pending before the government, including those related to the appointment of high court chief justices.
“The Collegium issue is all about mindgame. I am not going to talk about it,” he said.

Rijiju was speaking on the sidelines of an event to dedicate 254 mobile towers for 4G services to Arunachal Pradesh. He said the lack of infrastructure facilities in border areas which have tough terrain was a major issue for the locals. Kiren Rijiju and Tapir Gao represent Arunachal Pradesh in Lok Sabha.
Rijiju has been quite vocal against the Collegium system and once even called it “alien to our Constitution”.
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April 22, 2023
Kiren Rijiju escapes unhurt after truck hits his car in J&K

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Jammu: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju escaped unhurt on Saturday after a truck hit his vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Police sources said a fully-loaded truck hit the black Scorpio in which the Union minister was travelling in the Banihal area on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Reports said the security guards of the minister rushed to Rijiju’s vehicle and opened its back door as the minister came out unhurt.

“No one was injured in this incident,” the police said.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju luckily escaped unhurt after his car collided with truck.
Incident took place just a month after his statement against former Judges. There should be proper investigation. pic.twitter.com/kydvVeUhG9
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) April 8, 2023
Earlier on Saturday, the minister had ytweeted, “Going from Jammu to Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir to attend Legal Services Camp. Many beneficiaries of the Central Govt Schemes are attending the function along with Judges and NALSA team. Now, one can enjoy the beautiful road throughout the journey.”
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April 8, 2023
Rijiju shares statement extending support to him over his remarks on retired judges

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New Delhi: Days after a group of lawyers criticised him for his remarks on retired judges, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday shared on Twitter a statement extending support to him.
Rijiju retweeted a tweet by Sanket Gupta, who identifies himself on Twitter as a Supreme Court advocate.
“We support statement made by honourable law minister @KirenRijiju sir. Please fill and circulate,” Gupta said, sharing the statement.

“We, the undersigned, are regular and active practitioners of the legal profession. We have read with a sense of alarm reports appearing in the media that a paltry number of lawyers had issued a statement condemning the remarks of…Rijiju to the effect that three-four retired activist judges had been making anti-India statements…,” read the statement.
Addressing a media event here on March 18, the minister had claimed that a few retired judges and some activists who are part of the “anti-India gang” were trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party.
Last week, more than 300 lawyers, including 62 senior advocates practising in the Supreme Court, had issued a statement condemning the comments made by Rijiju.
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April 1, 2023
Differences between govt, judiciary can’t be construed as confrontation: Rijiju

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Chennai: Asserting that differences were inevitable in a democracy, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju said differences between government and judiciary cannot be construed as confrontation. He denied any clash between the government and the judiciary.
The Union Law minister was speaking after inaugurating the chief judicial magistrate court at Myladuthurai. Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud and Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice T Raja, were present on the occasion.
While pointing out at some media reports on differences between the government and judiciary, Rijju said that in a democracy differences were bound to be there and added that these are due to difference in outlook but stated that conflicting positions should not be there.
He said, “This does not mean confrontation between government and the Supreme Court or legislature and judiciary. This is not confrontation but only differences which are inevitable in the largest democracy in the world.”
The Union Law minister said that the central government would support the judiciary to be independent and added that the bench and the bar are the two sides of the same coin.
He said that one cannot work without the other and added that courts should have proper decorum and conducive atmosphere. Rijjiju said that the country is not ruled by a dictatorial king and added that the differences of opinion cannot be construed as a crisis in Indian democracy.
The minister said that the two bodies can criticise each other but in national interest all should be one. The minister lauded the courts in Tamil Nadu for their excellent performance during pandemic and delivering judgments. He said that the judicial infrastructure in Tamil Nadu was much better than many other states.
The minister said that during the previous year, Rs 9000 crore was allocated for the district courts and other courts in the state of Tamil Nadu and added that his department was pushing hard for the utilisation of the funds so that more funds could be sought.

He said that the government was for the Indian judiciary to completely go paperless in the coming days. The minister said that in the coming days due to technological advancement everything could be synchronised and the judge need not postpone the cases for want of evidence. He said that works are under progress and added that a major solution for pendency of cases was in the near future.
The minister also said that the executive and judiciary should work together to clear the pendency of cases. Rijjiju said, “In India, each judge is hearing 50 to 60 cases a day and if I had to deal with so many cases, mental pressure would be tremendous.”
He said that due to the heavy influx of cases, there were criticisms that judges were not able to deliver justice and added that this was not true.
The minister pointed out that even as cases were disposed of faster, the number of cases that were coming up for hearing was higher. He said that the only solution was to strengthen the Indian judiciary and to have better infrastructure and better mechanism.
He called upon all the courts to use Tamil language in all court proceedings in the state and added that with the use of technological advancements, Tamil which was a classical language can one day be even used in Supreme Court of India.
The minister also said that his ministry was developing a common core vocabulary where Indian languages will have certain common usages, that are purely technical in nature. He said that this was to ensure that common people receive orders in their respective languages.
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March 25, 2023
Govt is examining SC order on appointment of ECs, CEC: Kiren Rijiju

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New Delhi: Responding to a question asked by a Congress MP whether the Government has any plans to enact a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to conduct free and fair elections, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is examining the judgement of the Supreme Court and will take appropriate action.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik asked Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju whether the Government has any plans to enact a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) that will ensure the integrity of the Election Commission of India for the conduct of free and fair elections.
In the written reply to Wasnik, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju further said, “Recently, in Writ Petition (Civil) No.104 of 2015, Anoop Baranwal vs Union of India, with Writ Petition (Civil) No.1043 of 2017, 569 of 2021 and 998 of 2022, the Supreme Court of India has inter alia held in its judgment dated March 2, 2023, that until the Parliament makes a law in consonance with Article 342(2) of the Constitution the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners shall be made on the recommendations made by a three-member Committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition of the Lok Sabha and in case no Leader of Opposition is available, the Leader of the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha in terms of numerical strength and the Chief Justice of India.”
Highlighting that the Election Commission of India is a permanent constitutional body established in accordance with Article 324(1) and Article 324 (2) of the Constitution of India.
The Union Minister said, “Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.”
“Originally, the Commission was headed by the lone Chief Election Commissioner. In order to ensure transparency in the working of the Commission and for the conduct of free and fair elections in the country, the government appointed two additional Commissioners in October 1989, who continued only till January 1990. Later, on 1st October 1993, two Election Commissioners were appointed and the concept of present-day multi-member Commission has been in vogue since then,” he added.
No specific law has been made by the Parliament as envisaged under Article 324 (2) of the Constitution of India for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners, Rijiju further elaborated further.
“According to Rule 8 of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 read with Sl. No. 22 of the Third Schedule to the said Rules, the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners requires the approval of the Prime Minister and the President,” the law minister said.

“So far the senior members of Civil Service and/or other serving or retired officers of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India/Chief Secretary of the State Governments are appointed as Election Commissioners and the senior-most among the three Election Commissioners, as Chief Election Commissioner. The appointments to the posts of Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners are in consonance with the constitutional values that uphold the integrity and credibility of the Commission,” Rijiju said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 24, 2023
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju urges lawyers to join Tele Law programme, provide legal aid

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Bengaluru: Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Sunday appealed to lawyers to join the Tele Law programme and support judges in creating legal awareness.
At an event organised by the Karnataka BJP legal cell, Rijiju underlined the role played by lawyers in facilitating justice for people, and appealed to them to provide legal aid to help people get justice.
“The Karnataka Legal fraternity is ready for the battle,” the Union Law Minister said, adding, “I also appeal to lawyers to join the Tele Law programme and support the judges in creating legal awareness and to provide legal aid through NALSA (national), SALSA (state)) and District Legal Services Authorities to deliver justice at the doorstep of people.”
Lauding the Karnataka BJP legal cell, Rijiju said that it, like the entire legal fraternity, had been working hard to ensure that the “development works initiated for Karnataka by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would continue uninterrupted with the double engine government at the Centre as well as in the State”.
The Minister later met Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya at Kempegowda International Airport.
Rijiju, who hails from the Northeast also interacted with students and people from the North East who live in Bengaluru.
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March 19, 2023
A few retd judges, some activists want judiciary to play role of Opposition: Rijiju

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New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday claimed that a few retired judges and some activists who are “part of the anti-India gang” are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party.
He again criticised the collegium system to appoint judges, saying it is a result of the “misadventure” of the Congress party.
The minister was speaking at the India Today Conclave, where Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud later defended the collegium system, saying “not every system is perfect but this is the best system we have developed” and the “object was to protect the independence of the judiciary, which is a cardinal value”.
Rijiju also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India, saying the person who speaks the most says he is not allowed to speak.
“Anti-India forces in India and outside India, they use the same language – democracy is in danger, human rights are non-existent in India. What this anti-India gang says, the same language is used by Rahul Gandhi,” the minister alleged.
Whatever Rahul Gandhi says is publicised with a “louder voice” by the “same ecosystem”, he said.
“The same ecosystem is working in India and outside India. We will not allow this ‘tukde-tukde gang’ to destroy our integrity, our sovereignty,” Rijiju asserted.
The minister said at a recent seminar in Delhi, where some retired Supreme Court judges and some senior lawyers were present, the topic was accountability in judges’ appointment.

“But the discussion the whole day was how the government is taking over the judiciary,” he said.
The minister said he shares an excellent relationship with the chief justice of India, the present one, the last one and all the judges of the Supreme Court.
“It is a few of the retired judges – maybe three or four – a few of those activists, part of the anti-India gang, these people are trying to make Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party.
“Some people also go to the court and say please rein in the government, please change the policy of the government. These people want the judiciary to play the role of the opposition party, which cannot happen,” Rijiju said.
The judiciary, he asserted, is neutral.
The minister’s remarks were criticised by Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh.
“A Law Minister talking like an Outlaw. A Minister of Justice propagating Injustice. If this is not a threat to freedom AFTER speech what is?” Ramesh tweeted.
Rijiju said, “Judges are not part of any group or political affiliation. How can these people openly say that the Indian judiciary must take head-on with the government. What kind of propaganda is this.”
Asked whether any action was being taken against just elements, he said, “Actions will be taken, actions are being taken as per law. Nobody will escape.”
On the issue of the appointment of judges, Rijiju said there is no role of the judiciary as such to initiate and to give finalisation to the appointment of judges.
“It was only later due to the misadventure of the Congress party, the Supreme Court started acting, which some people describe as judicial overreach. Then the collegium system came into existence”.
But right now, the position of the government is very clear that the collegium system is in place.
“As long as a new system is not introduced, we will follow the collegium system but the appointment of judges cannot be done by a judicial order. It is purely administrative,” he said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 18, 2023