New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) A former head of the minorities commission has questioned the exclusion of two Sikhs in the appointment of judges of Delhi, and Punjab and Haryana high courts, accusing the central government of following a “pick and choose” policy.
Government sources, however, maintained that the two cases are “under examination” and the files have not been returned to the Supreme Court collegium.
In a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, former chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Tarlochan Singh said he is “sorry to point out” while the name of advocate Major Navdeep Singh was recommended by the collegium, he was not made a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Similarly, Gurinderpal Singh, a judicial officer, was not appointed judge of the Delhi High Court, he said.
“People are astonished that when final clearance of judges is done by the Supreme Court after a long process, why the central government has adopted a policy of pick and choose and debarred both times a judge from the minority community,” Tarlochan Singh said.
He noted that he does not want to communalise the issue but seek justice in both cases.
“Hon’ble law minister has not given any reason for withholding both names,” he said. PTI NAB MNK MNK
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.