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Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the government of attempting to “capture” the judiciary and said it was trying its best to create a situation in which the NJAC in “another avatar” may be tested in the Supreme Court once again. Sibal, 74, asserted the basic structure doctrine as enunciated in the Kesavananda Bharati verdict was very important in current times and dared the government to openly say if that is flawed. He claimed the government has not adjusted to the fact that it does not have the final word on appointments in higher...
