"Some Matters Shouldn't Be...": Law Minister On Big Supreme Court Disclosure
NDTV
"There are some matters which should not be disclosed in national interest, and there are matters which should not be concealed in public interest," he told India TV news channel in an interview.
A week after the Supreme Court's unprecedented step of making public its communication with the Centre on judges' elevation, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju has questioned the conduct of the Supreme Court Collegium in putting "sensitive, secret reports" in the public domain.
Asked why the Centre has issues with the step, which many have hailed as a leap forward to ensure transparency, Mr Rijiju said standards for transparency are different. "There are some matters which should not be disclosed in national interest, and there are matters which should not be concealed in public interest," he told India TV news channel in an interview.
The disclosure of the Supreme Court judges' back-and-forth with the central government over the appointment of judges, including the objections raised by intelligence agencies, has led to disquiet in the security establishment, sources had told NDTV.
It's been a practice not to make the objections public, and keep the confidentiality of intelligence agencies who scrutinise prospective candidates for the posts of the higher judiciary -- both in the High Court and Supreme Court. The disclosure has caused great concern within the government, which feels that this should not have been disclosed and used publicly.
