He said the Law Commission had suggested in its report that the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the power of the executive to appoint Supreme Court and High Courts judges should be restored.
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee had recommended that appointment of judges could be entrusted to a wider body other than the Collegium with representation from both judiciary and the executive, he said.
To a question on capital punishment for dowry cases, the Minister replied in the negative.
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