After the Supreme Court invalidated the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act on December 2, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said there was no murmur in Parliament and referred to it as a very serious matter.
He added that the Supreme Court “undone” a statute established by Parliament, which represents the will of the people, and that the world is not aware of any similar incident.
He also asserted that the courts may investigate a substantive legal question when it involves one, citing provisions of the Constitution.
The Vice President emphasized that “We the people” are mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution and that Parliament represents the will of the people while speaking at the LM Singhvi Memorial Lecture in Delhi.
It indicates that the people have the authority and the knowledge, he explained.
In reference to the NJAC Act, Vice President Dhankhar stated that in 2015–16, Parliament was considering a constitutional amendment Act, and for the record, the entire Lok Sabha voted overwhelmingly.
There was only one abstention in the Rajya Sabha, where it was unanimous.
The Supreme Court invalidated the NJAC Act after finding it to be unconstitutional because it sought to abolish the collegium system of selecting judges for the Supreme Court and other high courts.
Similar thoughts were stated by Vice President Dhankhar on November 26 in Delhi at a Constitution Day celebration.
He claimed to be surprised that there was no murmuring in Parliament following this decision (NJAC). It was interpreted as such. This problem is very serious.
He replied we have taken it as such, alluding to the Supreme Court’s notion of essential structure.
He asserted that the development of democracy depends on the smooth operation of the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary.
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