Supreme Court News: Spark of controversy again in the Supreme Court! Why did CJI Suryakant rebuke lawyers?

• The judiciary has been alleging that the central government is delaying approval of the names recommended by the collegium
• The central government is all set to bring back the ‘National Judicial Appointments Commission’ (NJAC), citing ‘nepotism’ and ‘opacity’ in the appointment process.
• NJAC was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2015. However, since then, the government has been continuously demanding reforms in the system.

Supreme Court News: During the hearing in the Supreme Court today, it was seen that the Chief Justice was very angry with a lawyer. Advocate Mathews Nedumpara was reprimanded by Chief Justice Suryakant. The Chief Justice said, “Nedumpara, be careful what you present in my court. You have seen me in Chandigarh, you have seen me in Delhi. I am warning you, be careful.”

For the past several years, the ‘collegium vs NJAC’ dispute has been going on between the judiciary and the central government over the appointment of judges. On this sensitive issue, today, once again, a spark has been seen in the Supreme Court.

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Meanwhile, senior advocate Mathews Nedumpara tried to file a petition challenging the collegium system for appointment of judges. Nedumpara alleged that benches are prepared for “Adani-Ambani”, but the petition against the collegium is not heard. At this Chief Justice Suryakant was very angry and said, “Do not think that you will continue to misbehave as you have; I am warning you.” (Political News)

Question mark on collegium system

When Nedumpara tried to file a petition regarding the collegium system earlier, CJI Surykanth was well and truly irked. Meanwhile in 2024, the Supreme Court Registry refused to hear their fresh writ petition, the issue having already been settled in a 2015 judgment. Last year, the then Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna had also reprimanded Nedumpara on the same issue and directed him not to make “political speeches” in the court.

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The Chief Justice strongly objected

When Nedumpara requested an urgent hearing of the plea, the Chief Justice took an aggressive stance. But the Chief Justice clarified that no such petition has been officially listed before the registry. Expressing displeasure at the lawyers’ comments, Chief Justice Suryakant said, “If such behavior continues in the court, we will have to take strict action.” The manner and time of court proceedings should be respected, he told Nedumpara.