New Delhi, Jun 02: Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today hinted that the government may consider amending the Constitution to change the existing procedure for appointment of members of the higher judiciary.
“We will take the legislative course,” he said adding that the need for such a situation would not arise as the government believed in “taking the judiciary on board” on such issues.
He was responding to reporters queries on the statement by former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on the eve of his retirement that he had received a letter from the government seeking his comments on the idea of changing the existing Memorandum of Procedure.
The Memorandum of Procedure governs the appointment and transfer of judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
–Agencies