The Indian government Thursday made it clear that freedom of judicial is "paramount" and said it would not be undermined by a proposed law on judicial accountability.

"I believe it (judiciary) is an important pillar of our Constitution. Accountability is not meant to undermine (judicial) independence, but accountability to enhance independence. Independence remains paramount and we are very clear about it," Indian Law Minister Salman Khurshid told the media in the national capital.

The Law Minister's statement came a day after the Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia had cautioned the government against tweaking the independence of judiciary.

"The government may make law for making judges accountable. We are not afraid of that. But it should not tinker with the very constitutional principle of judicial independence," Justice Kapadia had said at a function Wednesday.

India's Lok Sabha (the Lower House of Parliament) has recently passed the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill which is now waiting to be passed in Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Parliament) .

A controversial clause in the Bill states: "No judge shall make unwarranted comments against the conduct of any constitutional or statutory institution or officials at the time of hearing matters in open courts during the course of hearing matters."

The Indian government had earlier said that it would remove the clause.