New Delhi
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
CJI T S Thakur on Sunday
said the debate on growing intoler ance in society had a “political
dimension“ and assured citizens the judiciary was there to protect them
from any victimization or discrimination. He said there was nAo
intolerance towards any community in the country and
judiciary would never allow it to happen. He said the judiciary was
committed to protect the country's heritage of religious diversity . He,
however, refused to elaborate on the “political dimension“ to the
intolerance debate. Justice Thakur said there was some “politics“
involved in the debate on intolerance and added he did not want to get
involved in it.
However, he emphatically stated that no person be longing to any
community should be afraid of living in the country as the judiciary
would take care of every citi zen's rights and freedom.
“Our existence is based on philosophy of tolerance and I don't think it (intolerance) is there. No one should have any reason to fear that they would be thrown out of the country or would be victimized,“ Justice Thakur said while interacting with legal reporters at his residence.
“I am heading an institution which protects constitutional rights of all citizens and also, sometimes, non-citizens. So long as rule of law is there and judiciary is functioning, no one should feel threatened. We are capable of protecting the rights of all citizens,“ he said.
Justice Thakur said India has always welcomed people from different religions with open arms and they have been living in the country peacefully for centuries. He said all religions teach brotherhood and harmony .
Quoting Persian poet Khawaja Dil Mohammed who translated Bhagwat Gita into Urdu, Justice Thakur, well known for his love of Hindi and Urdu literature, said paths followed by people of different religions were different but all ways eventually led to one god.
`No appointment till SC passes order on collegium reform'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court may have given the green signal to the collegium to appoint judges but the selection process will take some time as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said it was improper to start the process till a constitution bench passed its verdict on reforming the collegium system. “When the matter is sub-judice, then we should wait for the judgment. I have not discussed the issue with brother judges but this is my view. Although the judgment said that the collegium can start the appointment process, there is a difference between can and should,“ he said on Sunday.
Source: TNN
“Our existence is based on philosophy of tolerance and I don't think it (intolerance) is there. No one should have any reason to fear that they would be thrown out of the country or would be victimized,“ Justice Thakur said while interacting with legal reporters at his residence.
“I am heading an institution which protects constitutional rights of all citizens and also, sometimes, non-citizens. So long as rule of law is there and judiciary is functioning, no one should feel threatened. We are capable of protecting the rights of all citizens,“ he said.
Justice Thakur said India has always welcomed people from different religions with open arms and they have been living in the country peacefully for centuries. He said all religions teach brotherhood and harmony .
Quoting Persian poet Khawaja Dil Mohammed who translated Bhagwat Gita into Urdu, Justice Thakur, well known for his love of Hindi and Urdu literature, said paths followed by people of different religions were different but all ways eventually led to one god.
`No appointment till SC passes order on collegium reform'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court may have given the green signal to the collegium to appoint judges but the selection process will take some time as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said it was improper to start the process till a constitution bench passed its verdict on reforming the collegium system. “When the matter is sub-judice, then we should wait for the judgment. I have not discussed the issue with brother judges but this is my view. Although the judgment said that the collegium can start the appointment process, there is a difference between can and should,“ he said on Sunday.
Source: TNN
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