“Will send the names of 44 judges in three days” says the Centre to the Supreme Court amid a dispute

New Delhi: The government told the Supreme Court on Friday that forty-four judges will be cleared for appointment to the higher judiciary in three days, after being asked to “follow the law of the land” and not delay the process.

The Supreme Court urged the government to remove the pending names as soon as possible after hearing a petition regarding the delay in the appointment of judges.

Out of the 104 recommendations made by the collegium of high courts that are still pending with the government, Attorney General R Venkataramani assured the top court that it will adhere to the timeline and stated that 44 are probably going to be processed and sent to the Supreme Court by this weekend.

The government’s top lawyer, however, claimed there was “a difference of opinion” when Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka questioned Mr. Venkataramani regarding five names suggested by the collegium for elevation as Supreme Court judges.

“Your lordships, could you postpone this for a little while? I’ve received some suggestions, but I might disagree with some of them “said the attorney general. On February 3, the case will be heard once more.

Five judges, including Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sanjay Karol, the chief justices of the high courts of Rajasthan and Patna, were recommended for elevation as judges of the top court by the Supreme Court collegium, a group of judges led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, last month.

In the midst of a debate over the appointment process for judges, the names were added to a stack that the government has not yet cleared. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that “judges appointing judges is not an ideal system.”

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The top court stated during the case’s hearing last month that the collegium system of appointing judges is the rule of the land and that criticism of it is “not well taken.”

Despite the fact that “every system will have its own flaws,” the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the current legal framework must be followed. The court continued, “Legislative can bring in a new system.”

The top court ordered the center to appoint judges within three to four weeks if the collegium reiterates its recommendations unanimously in order from April 2021.