Kiren Rijiju loses law ministry, Arjun Ram Meghwal to replace him

Union minister Kiren Rijiju has been divested of the law and justice portfolio and assigned that of the earth sciences ministry, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a communique on Thursday. Arjun Ram Meghwal has been assigned the independent charge as minister of state in the ministry of law and justice in addition to his existing portfolios in place of Rijiju. He maintained there was no confrontation between the judiciary and the executive but also emphasised that judges cannot be appointed through judicial orders and that it has to be done by the government. Indeed, he stressed that judicial appointment is not a function of the judiciary and that its primary role is to decide cases.