Kiren Rijiju says there is no plan to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission . 27 Judges are serving, leaving seven vacant, according to the Law minister .
New Delhi: According to Union Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju, there is no plan to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with appropriate changes in Parliament.Mr Rijiju said that the appointment of judges in the Constitutional Courts is a parallel, integrated, and collaborative process between the Executive and the Judiciary.The government only selects those individuals as judges of High Courts who are recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, according to Mr Rijiju.More recently, there are eleven plans for the appointment of High Court Judges, one for the appointment of a Chief Justice, and one for the appointment of a Chief Justice of a High Court suggested by the Supreme Court under consideration by the government, he said.On the basis of the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation, the suggestions are forwarded to the concerned high courts.On the subject of the number of seats vacant in the Supreme Court and High Courts as of December 5, 27 Judges are serving, leaving seven vacant, according to the Law minister.
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