‘Govt not a postman, will have a say’: Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on judges’ appointment

The Law Minister said there is a process while appointing judges of high courts and the Supreme Court and a collegium of senior judges recommends names to the government for appointment of judges.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday asserted that the government will not be a postman on the issue of appointment of judges but be a stakeholder and have a say on it.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks in Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Prasad said there is a process while appointing judges of high courts and the Supreme Court and a collegium of senior judges recommends names to the government for appointment of judges.

“In the appointment of judges, we are a stakeholder. We are not a postman and we will have a say,” he said during Question Hour.

Responding to a request of Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee, the minister said he would look into the issue of appointment of some more judges in the Calcutta High Court.