A recent action of India's Supreme Court in making public some details of reports by intelligence agencies regarding the selection of judges was a matter of 'grave concern', the law minister said on Tuesday.
Television journalists are seen outside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Jan 24 - A recent action of India's Supreme Court in making public some details of reports by intelligence agencies regarding the selection of judges was a matter of "grave concern", the law minister said on Tuesday.
"Putting in the public domain sacred and sensitive reports of RAW and IB is a matter of grave concern," Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters, referring to the intelligence agencies, the Research and Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau. In recent months, Rijiju has questioned the opaqueness around the process of appointments to the higher reaches of the judiciary.
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