Madhu Kishwar moves SC against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha

In a surprising development Founder of human rights organisation 'MANUSHI' - Madhu Kishwar, on Wednesday, has filed a plea in Supreme Court challenging mination of ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha. In her plea, Kishwar has stated that 'independence of judiciary' is an essential part of Constitution adding mination amounted to an 'assault to independence of judiciary'. She has also highlighted Gogoi's previously stated stance that “post-retirement appointment is itself a scar on judicial independence of judiciary”. Supreme Court is yet to admit petition.

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Madhu Kishwar moves SC against Gogoi mination

Kishwar, who has often supported Modi government's views, has stated that Gogoi's mination as a Rajya Sabha member by President of India gives it colour of a political appointment. She has added that mination has cast a shadow of doubt on credibility of judgments delivered under his tenure as CJI of Supreme Court. She furr took to twitter to add that it was better if PM Modi heeded warnings of 'well-wishers than his enemies' while slamming Justice Gogoi for accepting mination.

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Who is Madhu Kishwar?

Currently a Professor at Indian Council of Social Science Research, Kishwar is founder-editor of publication, ‘Manushi – A Journal about Women and Society’. Well-kwn as human rights/women’s rights activist, Kishwar has worked closely with government ncies to bring about policy for livelihood rights of self-employed poor. Alternative Women’s Reservation Bill she drafted and advocated was also adopted by Chief of Election Commission to enhance participation of women in parliament and state legislatures.

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On Monday evening, President Ramnath Kovind minated former CJI Gogoi as a Rajya Sabha MP under clause (1) of Article 80 of Constitution to fill vacancy in Rajya Sabha due to retirement of one of minated members. Explaining reason for accepting Rajya Sabha mination, former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, on Tuesday, said that his presence in parliament will help in putting judiciary's views to it and vice versa, in an interview with a leading Assamese News channel. He also reportedly said that he had given ample time before taking decision to accept mination.

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