Discussed NJAC; not against judiciary: VP

A day after he chaired a meeting of political parties to discuss how a mechanism for ensuring judicial accountability could be evolved, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the three branches of government-the executive, the legislature and the judiciary are pitted against each other, but need to work in tandem.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

On Tuesday, Dhankhar had referred to the National Judicial Appointments Commission, created by a law passed in 2014 by Parliament, with support from parties across the political spectrum, but scrapped by the Supreme Court in 2015.

On Wednesday, Dhankhar said the government and the Opposition, after having wider consultations within their camps, would meet him for further deliberations on the issue.

Tuesday's meeting was precipitated by concerns over the allegations of cash being recovered in the residence of sitting Delhi high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma. The judge has since been de-rostered, and the Supreme Court has set up a committee to investigate the matter and also repatriated him to his parent high court in Allahabad.