Govt-judiciary tussle, heat on Modi govt marked 2016 in SC

Escalation of a tussle between judiciary and government over appointment of judges for higher courts and rumblings within the Collegium over its “opaque” working dominated high-voltage events in 2016 in the Supreme Court, where the Modi government suffered huge embarrassment over central rule in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

The government was also kept on tenterhooks after the televised announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as illegal tenders, with the apex court regularly expressing concern over its impact on the people and asking inconvenient questions.