Guwahati, Feb. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has been approached with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking action against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their public statements against the Collegium, judiciary and the Supreme Court.

The petition, filed through the Bombay Lawyers Association and its chairperson Ahmed Abdi, criticises the frontal attack launched by the two executive officials on the judiciary in an insulting and derogatory manner, claiming that it has lowered the prestige of the Supreme Court.

The petition further highlights several incidents where Dhankhar and Rijiju allegedly "attacked the Constitution with complete impunity", arguing that the two officers have disqua...