Overview

• A Supreme Court two-judge bench recently mandated deadlines for the President and Governors to act on state bills, raising questions about judicial overreach.
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized the judiciary's order, calling for a National Judicial Appointments Commission to increase transparency and executive participation in judge appointments.
• The Vice-President also questioned the judiciary’s use of Article 142, claiming it undermines representative democracy, and highlighted concerns over opaque judicial inquiry processes.
• Legal experts and editorials have emphasized the need for larger constitutional benches to decide fundamental constitutional issues, citing the two-judge bench's order as controversial.
• Both the judiciary and government are urged to adopt a non-confrontational approach to resolve the dispute, with appeals or review petitions under consideration to address the matter.