How could revealing recommendations of collegiums on appointments and transfers, ensure transparency in Judiciary? Suggest measures to make collegiums even more transparent and accountable.
Refer - The Hindu
IAS Parliament 7 years
KEY POINTS
· Supreme Court collegium decided to upload its recommendations to the government on judicial appointments, transfers and elevations to the High court’s and the Supreme Court on its official website.
Advantages
Revealing decisions ensures transparency in the most secretive selections through
· Ensures checks and balances on judiciary for its recommendations
· It will help to understand the various criteria set for selecting judges
· It will ensure qualified persons in judiciary and reduces nepotism
· Enhance credibility of judiciary among people
· Ensures right to know – part of the freedom of speech and expression and upholds fundamental right.
Suggestions
· A revised memorandum of procedure for appointments will made judiciary free from arbitrariness.
· Constitute an independent body free from judicial as well as government intervention.
· This body needs to record the discussions on appointments and reveal it without cuts.
· This will eliminate the selective disclosure of information favouring the selections by the judiciary.
