The collegium system reform cannot be at the cost of judicial independence: CJI | Bharat News

For legislative improvement of the system of judges-selection-judges associated with the statements of Vice President Jagdeep Dhikar, CJI Br Gavai has said that no improvement in the collegium system can be on “cost of judicial freedom” and the judiciary should maintain its primaryness in appointments for the Supreme Court and High Courts.In a round-table in the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday evening, CJI Gawai said, “The collegium system may be criticized, but … judges should be free from external control.”The CJI said that SC had killed the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act in 2015 as the law tried to dilute the independence of the judiciary by giving priority to the executive in the court appointments.CJI says improper intervention collegium system led Finding the development of the collegium system through two SC decisions in 1993 and 1998, the CJI said that the executive had finally said in the appointment of the Supreme Court and HCS to the Supreme Court and HCS by 1993 and the system was established by Indra Gandhi by coming to the appointment of CJI to two senior judges of SC.He said that the collegium system evolved as a reaction of the judiciary to the excess of the executive of the judiciary and improper interference in appointments in constitutional courts.According to the two decisions concerned, the collegium was to act in unanimity and its decision was final, Justice Gavai said, “demanded” ensuring independence of the judiciary, reducing executive intervention and maintaining the autonomy of the judiciary in his appointments. “Citing BR Ambedkar’s words – “Both our judiciary should be independent of executive and should be able to itself” – CJI said the fact that the constitutional courts attracted salaries from India’s integrated funds.CJI Gawai said, “Referring to the 1973 Kesavananda Bharati’s decision that Kesavanden Brati of 1973 enhanced the basic structure theory by the bench of the 13-judge through a seven to six majority, CJI Gavai said,” This decision established an important judicial example, which is a certain judicial exemplary, which is a few oral principles, such as democratic principles, such as democratic principles. Can affect separation, which is alled and cannot. ,