Appointment Of Judges System "Fool Proof": Ex Chief Justice of India
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Justice Lalit, who retired in November 2022, said judiciary is in a better position to adjudicate on the merits of the potential candidates as they have seen their work over the years.
Former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit said on Saturday the collegium system of appointment of judges is a near perfect model which is "fool proof".
Speaking at an event organised by 'Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms' (CJAR) on "Judicial Appointments and Reforms", Justice Lalit said a rigorous process is involved in recommending names for judgeship of constitutional courts.
"According to me, we don't have a system better than the collegium system. If we don't have anything qualitatively better than the collegium system, naturally, we must work towards making it possible that this collegium system survives. Today the model as per which we work is a near perfect model," the ex-CJI said.
Justice Lalit, who retired in November 2022, said judiciary is in a better position to adjudicate on the merits of the potential candidates as they have seen their work over the years.
