SC agrees to consider listing plea against collegium system of appointing judges

SC agrees to consider listing plea against collegium system of appointing judges PTI Updated: November 18th, 2022, 09:00 IST in National 0 File pic Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to consider listing a petition against the collegium system of appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts, days after Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said people were not happy with the practice of judges appointing judges. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, who mentioned the matter, referred to the 2015 verdict of the apex court which had struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014, leading to the revival of the collegium system of existing judges appointing judges to constitutional courts.

The bench, also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala, assured the counsel it will consider the request in due course after perusing the petition. The plea has said the collegium system of appointment of judges has resulted in denial of equal opportunity to thousands of lawyers who are eligible, meritorious and deserved to the considered. The NJAC Act, 2014 would have accorded a major role to the executive in appointing judges to the higher judiciary.

The apex court had on October 16, 2015 struck down the ambitious NJAC Act, 2014 which had sought to replace the 22-year-old collegium system of judges appointing judges. Last month, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju had said the people of the country are not happy with the collegium system and, according to the spirit of the Constitution, it is the government’s job to appoint judges. On November 13, former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit had, however, said there is nothing wrong with the collegium system.

“The collegium system is here to stay and it is an established norm where judges choose judges,” he had said while speaking to the PTI, adding the fundamentals of the system can be fine-tuned. PTI Tags: Collegium system Supreme Court Share Tweet Send Share Suggest A Correction Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox. Leave this field empty if you’re human: Related Posts COP27 draft skips India’s proposal of phasing down fossil fuels November 17, 2022 14 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy November 17, 2022 Army man loses leg after angry TTE allegedly pushes him under train in UP’s Bareilly November 17, 2022 Two arrested with hand grenade in Amritsar November 17, 2022 Protests erupt in Maharashtra over Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Savarkar November 17, 2022 Mehrauli murder accused confesses to chopping victim’s body in 10 hrs November 17, 2022 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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