AMN /
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that there is no conflict between Judiciary and Parliament on the judgment of Supreme Court, which had struck down the National Judicial Appointment Commission, NJAC.
Participating in a TV debate with Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha and other jurists, Mr Jaitley said, his criticism was against the premise of the judgment that politicians could not be trusted and the judiciary as an institution needs to be protected from elected representatives. Defending the Supreme Court judgment, RM Lodha said that the collegium system had its flaws and there is lack of expert evaluation of merit of a candidate considered for appointment as judge.