Justice S.Abdul Nazeer’s Appointment As The Governor Without A Cooling-Off Period Brings It Under Scrutiny
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Government told the Rajya Sabha that it did not intend to make the cooling-off period mandatory for post-retirement jobs for Judges. “The arms-length distance between the executive and the judiciary, of course with mutual respect, needs to remain even after demitting office. If arms length is replac
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- Government told the Rajya Sabha that it did not intend to make the cooling-off period mandatory for post-retirement jobs for Judges.
- “The arms-length distance between the executive and the judiciary, of course with mutual respect, needs to remain even after demitting office. If arms length is replaced by a warm embrace, it portends grave danger”.
- “Once a precedent was set, and by no less than a CJI, it would not be long before judges on the verge of retirement would have the vision of a comfortable gubernatorial position hazing their eyes while deciding sensitive cases against the government”.
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