It seems that the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party’s ministers have a peculiar link with the controversy. Amid the initial very much hue and cry over various issues, this time Law Minister Somnath Bharti was on controversy over the law secretary.
Meanwhile Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has criticized Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti over the spat with the state government's Law Secretary A.S. Yadav.
Manish Tewari said, "The bedrock of constitutionalism is the doctrine of separation of powers. The doctrine of power is essentially predicated on two basic foundations, one is the independence of the judiciary, and the other is the autonomy of the legislature."
"So, law ministers of states have to tread a very fine balance. But, I am sure, that the Law Minister of Delhi will learn about all this, as he goes on," he added.
It is noted that last week, Bharti is learnt to have rebuked Yadav when the latter expressed his inability to convene a meeting of Delhi court judges at the state secretariat.
Yadav is said to have told Bharti that the judiciary is independent of the executive, and that as per established administrative norms, only the Delhi High Court has the authority to summon and preside over a meeting of lower court judges.
Yadav, a district judge, who is on deputation to the Delhi State Government, tried to reason with Bharti, himself a lawyer with an IIT background, that it was unthinkable for a minister or anyone representing the executive to summon a meeting of judges. He said the Delhi High Court exercises exclusive administrative jurisdiction over judges in the state.
Yadav's contention, however, was rejected by Bharti, who accused him of being loyal to the old Congress regime. Bharti also said that Yadav was placing obstacles in the path of the AAP Government's plan to ensure speedy delivery of justice.
(With inputs from ANI)
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