Slamming Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi’s comments targetting the Supreme Court that the judiciary must remain within the lakshman rekha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said he should be sacked for his “inane remark”.
In his tweet, Swamy also called Rohatgi “crass” for his behaviour and words. After Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur pointed out that there are 500 judges’ posts lying vacant in High Courts, Rohatgi on Saturday said that everybody, including the judiciary, must recognise that there is a boundary that should not be crossed.
All, including judiciary, must recognise there is a lakshman rekha and be ready for introspection. Self-restraint is important.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
Earlier on Saturday, Thakur had cautioned that no organs of the government should cross the lakshman rekha set by the Constitution and stressed that the judiciary has been given the duty to watch that all of them remain within their limit.
He also expressed concern over non-filling of vacancies in various courts, saying around 500 posts of High Court judges were lying vacant.
Thakur also said due to lack of infrastructure, the posts of chairmen in various tribunals are lying vacant.
The Centre and the apex court have been engaged in a war of words over judicial appointments for months now. In April, the Chief Justice broke down and urged the government to improve the infrastructure and fill up vacancies in the courts.
(With inputs from IANS)
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