India, Dec. 1 -- India's system of judicial appointments has run into rough weather. In recent weeks, the collegium system came in for sharp criticism from the executive, led by Union law minister Kiren Rijiju, even as the judiciary, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, defended the process. Tensions simmering over a slew of stalled judicial appointments appear to have boiled over after the court's criticism of the government's tactic of sitting on names recommended by the collegium. This newspaper reported on Wednesday that the government cleared two names recommended by the collegium and returned 19. The collegium, which comprises the five senior-most judges of the apex court, is likely to meet next week. Expect fireworks....