Former Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium has withdrawn his consent to be elevated to the Supreme Court bench..The senior counsel has also written a strongly worded letter to the Chief Justice of India, saying that he is being apparently targeted for his “independence and integrity”..The nine-page letter, that can be read below, claims that there has been a deliberate attempt to malign Subramanium through the “carefully planted leaks” suggesting unfavourable reports by the IB and the CBI against Subramanium..The senior counsel goes on to state that as of May 15, 2014, the IB had given him a clean chit but it was the Law Ministry that had once again initiated an enquiry with “a clear mandate to find something to describe me as unsuitable.”.In a barely veiled criticism of the Modi government, Subramanium goes on to say that,.“In fact, the events of the past few weeks have raised serious doubts in my mind as to the ability of the Executive Government to appreciate and respect the independence, integrity, and glory of the judicial institution. I do not expect this attitude to improve with time.”.The letter also states that his name was, in fact, never sent back to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration by the collegium..Subramanium’s nomination, which would have made him one of six direct elevations to ever take place, and subsequent withdrawal also highlights one of the principal reasons why lawyers have desisted from joining the Bench. As one senior counsel in the Gujarat High Court, Percy Kavina said in an interview,.And the moment your name is considered two things happen – guys who never wish you start wishing you and your every misconduct and mistake, imagined or otherwise, is brought out in public news..Barely forty-eight hours earlier, noted jurist and former Supreme Court judge, Krishna Iyer had pledged his support for Subramanium, contending that the senior counsel would be a “tribute to the Supreme Court”.The Law Ministry has acceded to elevating Rohinton Nariman, and justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Arun Misra, the Chief Justices of Orissa and Calcutta respectively.
Former Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium has withdrawn his consent to be elevated to the Supreme Court bench..The senior counsel has also written a strongly worded letter to the Chief Justice of India, saying that he is being apparently targeted for his “independence and integrity”..The nine-page letter, that can be read below, claims that there has been a deliberate attempt to malign Subramanium through the “carefully planted leaks” suggesting unfavourable reports by the IB and the CBI against Subramanium..The senior counsel goes on to state that as of May 15, 2014, the IB had given him a clean chit but it was the Law Ministry that had once again initiated an enquiry with “a clear mandate to find something to describe me as unsuitable.”.In a barely veiled criticism of the Modi government, Subramanium goes on to say that,.“In fact, the events of the past few weeks have raised serious doubts in my mind as to the ability of the Executive Government to appreciate and respect the independence, integrity, and glory of the judicial institution. I do not expect this attitude to improve with time.”.The letter also states that his name was, in fact, never sent back to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration by the collegium..Subramanium’s nomination, which would have made him one of six direct elevations to ever take place, and subsequent withdrawal also highlights one of the principal reasons why lawyers have desisted from joining the Bench. As one senior counsel in the Gujarat High Court, Percy Kavina said in an interview,.And the moment your name is considered two things happen – guys who never wish you start wishing you and your every misconduct and mistake, imagined or otherwise, is brought out in public news..Barely forty-eight hours earlier, noted jurist and former Supreme Court judge, Krishna Iyer had pledged his support for Subramanium, contending that the senior counsel would be a “tribute to the Supreme Court”.The Law Ministry has acceded to elevating Rohinton Nariman, and justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Arun Misra, the Chief Justices of Orissa and Calcutta respectively.
