Will stick to timelines, clear collegium recommendations: Govt tells SC

The AG reassured the bench and said he is personally looking into the 104 recommendations from High Court collegiums pending with the Centre

The Attorney General, R. Venkataramani, has told the Supreme Court that the Centre will adhere to the timeline and assured the bench at least 44 names shall be cleared by tomorrow itself.

"No system is a perfect system, it is ultimately run by humans. But the concern here is that you (govt) are creating an environment where meritorious people are withdrawing their consent to become judges." Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who is part of the collegium, observed.

Expressing concern over delays in appointment of judges, Supreme Court said it "cannot decide which judgment is in line with govt view or