The government is trying to influence the judiciary.

Former CJI Sathasivam appointed as Kerala Governor

New Delhi, Sept. 3 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Palaniswamy Sathasivam has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala.

"The President has accepted the resignation of Smt. Sheila Dikshit as Governor of Kerala," said a press communique from the President's Secretariat.

"The President has been pleased to appoint Shri Justice (Retd.) Palaniswamy Sathasivam, to be the Governor of Kerala with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office vice Smt. Sheila Dikshit," the press communique added. (ANI)

Former CJI accepting governor's post compromises judciary's independence: Bhushan

New Delhi, Sept. 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday said the NDA Government's reported move to appoint former Chief Justice of India (CJI) P. Sathasivam as the Governor of Kerala could compromise the independence of the judiciary.

"It should be considered beneath the dignity of a retired Chief Justice to accept the post of Governor, which is a political post, at the beck and call of the central government. Secondly, offering such posts to retired judges compromises the independence of the judiciary, because it will not be good if the judges know that they can be offered such posts by the government," Bhushan told ANI here.

"To my mind, there should be a law on this which prohibits retired judges from accepting such posts," he added.

Bhushan also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not the first political party to nominate a member of the judiciary to a political position.

"The Congress has done this in the past as well, in the case of Ranganath Misra," he said.

Controversy has erupted over reports that former CJI Sathasivam is set to be the new Governor of Kerala, with the Congress and members of the judiciary alike opposing the move. (ANI)

I agree with Prashant Bhusan that it is astonishing how the retired Chief Justice of India could accept the post of Governor. It just show, how low the judiciary has stooped for personal gains. How can you expect the judiciary to give any verdict against the government when it is hankering for post retirement benefits from the government. No wonder, Mr. Sathisivam was so benevolent on Amit Shah.

We are seeing how Katju is acting as the hatchet man of the government to reduce the power of the judiciary.