Lok sabha resents scrapping of NJAC act by Supreme Court.

Member cutting across parties seek new law to end collegium system.
Cutting across party lines parliamentarians on Monday resented restoration of collegium system by the supreme court for appointment of judges, saying the scrapping of the national judicial appointments commission act by the apex court was a rejection of parliament’s supremacy.
The unanimously demanded in the loksabha that the govt. must bring in a new NJAC bill to end the collegium system for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary.
Some of the members also demanded amendments to the constitution to ensure that the legislative supremacy of parliament remains intact and the judiciary do not interference in its affairs in the future. Many of the members also demanded legal provisions to stop post retirement appointment of judges in various govt. bodies.
The govt., however, remained non-committal, saying it cannot comment on the Supreme Court’s order on NJAC act and restoration of collegium system of appointment as the final verdict of the apex court was yet to come.
Members across parties including AIDMK’s K kamraj, TDP’s P Ravindrababu and the BJP’s P PChoudhary demanded a new bill for implementing the NJAC law. The judges’ salaries bill was later passed by voice vote.