18Jun 2017

APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND OVERVIEW OF COLLEGIUM SYSTEM IN INDIA: A NEED TO REFORM.

  • Associate Professor, Department of Law, Bareilly College, Bareilly (India).
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Law, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (India).
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An analysis of the appointment of judges and an overview to the collegium system has been made in this research paper. Furthermore, in relation to the Judges? appointment of SC and HC, all significant cases are evaluated. The Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) and upheld the Collegiums System of the appointment of judges. India is the only country of the world where judges are appointed by themselves. In order to make the collegium System more transparent and democratic reforms are needed.

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[Dharmendra Kumar Singh and Amit Singh. (2017); APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND OVERVIEW OF COLLEGIUM SYSTEM IN INDIA: A NEED TO REFORM. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 900-906] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh
Department Of Law, Bareilly College Bareilly

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4491      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4491

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