New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has sent back at least 13 names recommended a second time by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment as Allahabad High Court judges, setting the stage for another round of confrontation between the executive and judiciary on the issue.Appointments made by the collegium a second time have to be cleared by the executive without any further ado. But the Modi government has overturned this convention by sending back these names citing some “inconsistencies”. “We have sent back 13 of the 37 names sent back to us after reconsideration,” Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told a bench led by outgoing Chief Justice TS Thakur. “The others are under process.”This sets the stage for an executivejudiciary run-in, which marred Justice Thakur’s tenure and it is spilling over into the tenure of Chief Justice-designate JS Khehar who takes charge on Wednesday.The Modi government is also yet to take a decision on some transfers recommended by the collegium, including that of Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph and Justices MR Shah of Gujarat and Justice Valmiki Mehta of the Delhi High Court. The name of the Gujarat judge was recommended for transfer in January last year. Justice Joseph was transferred soon after he had struck down the p ro clamat i o n i m p o s i n g President’s rule in the state.Justice Thakur demanded to know why the government was sitting on these files. Justice Thakur, however, chose not to act against the government immediately instead leaving things to his successor to deal with in the days to come. “You must have a plausible explanation for the delay. Why are the files languishing? This is creating unwarranted misgivings among the public,” CJI Thakur said. The AG said he would get back in three weeks.