Relations between the government and the Supreme Court collegium have soured in the recent past on the issue of judges' appointments. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju blamed few of the retired judges saying that they are creating misunderstanding between the government and the judiciary. In the same manner as the people of the opposition often do. The Law Minister warned that these people will definitely face the consequences of their anti-national activities.

On the collegium system, Law Minister said that Congress governments unnecessarily interfered in the appointment of judges. For this reason, the collegium system came into existence. He said that according to the constitution, it is the job of the government to appoint judges after consulting the Chief Justice of India and the judges of the High Courts, the government has to appoint the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. He said that until some other system is invented, the collegium system will continue to work in the matter of appointment of judges. Rijiju was at the India Today Conclave.

On the question of not approving the appointment of some judges, he said that he does not want to get into this debate. He said that there was some reason or the other behind those whose proposals for appointment as judges were not approved by the government. He said that the collegium is aware of why the government stalled these proposals. We also know why the names of these people were proposed.

Kiren Rijiju said that judges in America hear only four to five cases daily. While judges in India hear 50 to 60 cases daily. Sometimes the number of cases crosses hundred. He said that the way the judges are working continuously, they are in dire need of leave.

On the latest decision of the Supreme Court on the appointment in the Election Commission, Rijiju's question was that if the Chief Justice of India and the judges started sitting on every appointment, then what would happen to the judiciary's own work. He said that judges have a lot of work of their own. They should do that.