NATIONAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION: AN IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO?
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Collegium System, Judges, Judicial Appointments, NJAC, Supreme CourtAbstract
“India is the only country where judges select themselves, determine their own transfers and also discipline themselves”- K.P.S Gill, former DGP
The National Judicial Appointments Commission is a constitutional body established to ensure transparency in the procedure of appointments of the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. This was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015, saying that it challenged the independence of judiciary. The judgement brought back the collegium system which indeed has no constitutional provision. The objective of this research is to analyse the importance of a separate body for appointments of judges in our country and why our judicial fraternity is still uncertain on the procedure of appointment of the judges. The research is based on secondary sources which included online data, books, articles and journals. The researchers have focused on the ongoing vociferous debate on NJAC and the Collegium System and the benefits of having a separate body for the judicial appointments.
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