Lately, The Attorney General said that the NJAC does not impede with the sovereignty of judiciary or encroach upon the basic structure of the Constitution. "Appointment of judges is just a trifling part of independence of judiciary but the major part comes into function after the appointment. Also, independence of judiciary should not be taken in comparison with the transfer of judges. There are many pillars of judicial independence and it is a far cry that every element of independence is equated with basic structure," AG contended.
The AG claimed that there was no connection between appointment of judges with the basic structure of Constitution and Parliament had the power to take decisions on the process to
