AAP writes to law minister, seeks Constitutional courts
6 Aug 2014 6:25 AM IST
Kejriwal in his letter said country needs a full time (and not an ex-officio) broad based constitutional body that would make appointments to constitutional courts in a transparent manner by calling for applications and nominations of candidates and evaluating them on set criteria.
Kejriwal in his letter highlighted that India needs a full time broadbased Constitutional body for appointment of judges to high courts and Supreme Court in a completely transparent manner. The Judicial Appointments Commission of the UK provides a model to be followed.
The judicial commission bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the UPA government last year is a bad example to follow. The bill drafted by the committee on judicial accountability (a voluntary body of senior lawyers and retired judges) for setting-up a full time and independent judicial appointments commission is the way forward.
Kejriwal in his letter highlighted that India needs a full time broadbased Constitutional body for appointment of judges to high courts and Supreme Court in a completely transparent manner. The Judicial Appointments Commission of the UK provides a model to be followed.
The judicial commission bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the UPA government last year is a bad example to follow. The bill drafted by the committee on judicial accountability (a voluntary body of senior lawyers and retired judges) for setting-up a full time and independent judicial appointments commission is the way forward.
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