SC to resume hearing on pleas against NJAC
June 08, 2015 08:23
The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, notwithstanding the ongoing summer vacation.
The five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice J S Khehar, on May 12, had rejected the Centre's plea that the petitions against the NJAC be referred to either nine or 11 judges bench.
It had also rejected Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's suggestion that the matter be heard next month after the summer vacation.
"This country or court may not have a matter of this importance. This is the enactment of the law by Parliament which has a majoritarian rule. This is a serious matter," the bench, also comprising justices J Chelameswar, M B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel, had said.
The bench, which decided to go into the merits of the issue from tomorrow, however, had clarified that the issue relating to challenge to the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 can be referred to a larger bench at the later stage, if required.
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