Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Vs Collegium System | NJAC National Judicial Appointments Commission
Union law minister Kiren Rijiju has called the current system of judicial appointments a matter of concern. Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, he said that judges should focus on their primary responsibility of justice delivery rather than appointments. “My understanding is that it is always better for the judges to devote themselves to the delivery of justice. Primary duty of the judges is to decide on cases and provide justice to the people as fast as possible…" he said.
The law minister said that it isn’t just him but also members of the bar, civil society, and judiciary who have expressed concerns about the “opaque " system of collegium appointments.
“Many judges, advocates, civil societies, everybody feels the same thing that I have been saying…But we have no alternative right now because the collegium system has given this role to the judges and the collegium system is very opaque and people are not aware of how names are picked up on what basis the names are generated," Rijiju told CNN-News18.
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