Justice Joseph row: Cong hopes Collegium will reiterate decision; updates

Supreme Court Collegium today deferred its decision on reconsidering Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph for elevation as an apex court judge

The Congress hoped the Supreme Court Collegium would soon reiterate its decision to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph to the apex court and that Wednesday's deferment was only temporary, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the functioning of the judiciary should not be politicised. The Communist Party of India (CPI), however, alleged that there was "something going on" over the deferment of the Collegium's decision and it all shows that the crisis is not over and has instead deepened.

The SC Collegium today deferred a decision on the issue of reconsidering its recommendation to elevate Justice Joseph