Rejected for judgeship, Gopal hits out at Govt and SC

Gopal Subramanium Refusing to be a “judge-in-waiting” amid what he described as a conscious move by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government to mark him as “unsuitable” for elevation as a Supreme Court judge, former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium on Wednesday withdrew his candidature for the post, and alleged the government feared he would not toe their line. In a nine-page letter to Chief Justice of India R M Lodha, Subramanium said this government does not respect the independence of the judiciary, complained about the judiciary’s failure to “assert its independence by respecting likes and dislikes of the Executive”, and appealed to the CJI for a “suitable introspection”. Subramanium’s elevation was stalled following a “negative” report by the CBI — first reported by The Indian Express — questioning his propriety as SG in the 2G case and also his alleged links with former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, whose intercepted phone conversations are under CBI
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