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AMN / NEW DELHI

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has expressed deep concern at the reports about the open friction between the senior most judges of the Supreme Court and the variance of the apex court with the Government of India on the issue of appointment of judges.

ddressing to media persons today at its monthly Press-Meet here, the Secretary General of JIH, Muhammad Salim Engineer said: “Jamaat is also perturbed at some of the recent judgments delivered by the judiciary which seemed to go against common perception about the guilty, leaving the victims deprived of justice in those cases. Legacy issues like lack of speedy justice due to huge backlog of pending cases and the increasing unaffordability of pursuing justice continue to plague the Indian judiciary.

Jamaat feels that the issues pelt out by four esteemed judges of the Supreme Court in a press conference in January, merit the nation’s attention and it is imperative for the judiciary to remain completely independent of the political class for the protection of democracy. The impeachment motion against the CJI by the opposition parties is also symptomatic about the complete lack of confidence in the integrity of the CJI and calls for judicial impartiality and judicial independence needs to be supported and pursued by civil society.

Attempts by the government to block the natural ascent of judges to the Supreme Court who have a reputation of being ‘’independent’’ minded and not prone to succumb to political pressure are a cause of concern. Jamaat feels that the Indian judiciary is at the crossroads and appeals to all stakeholders to rise above narrow parochial interests and rectify the judicial system before people start losing faith in it. Judiciary is one of the most critical arms of our democracy and any weakening therein will only strengthen autocracy.”

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