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Amid the tussle between the judiciary and the government over the appointment of judges, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice DY Chandrachud said sexual orientation has nothing to do with the ability of a judge..
In January, the Supreme Court collegium had stood firm on its decision to appoint Kirpal, an openly gay person, as a judge of a constitutional court in India..
Speaking at India Today Conclave 2023, Justice Chandrachud said, The reason we had put on the website (the objection) is in pursuance of the desire of the present Collegium to meet the criticism that we lack transparency and in genuine belief that opening up our processes will foster greater confidence in the citizens, the CJI said...
The IB report dwelt on the sexual orientation of an openly gay candidate for a prospective judgeship All that we said while putting it out in the public domain is that the sexual orientation of a candidate has nothing to do with the ability or the constitutional entitlement of that candidate to assume a high Constitutional office, Justice Chandrachud added...
The CJI put up a stout defence of the Collegium system of judges appointing judges to higher courts just hours after Union law minister Kiren Rijiju at the same forum again criticised the selection process, asserting that as per Constitution the appointment of judges is the duty of the government..
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