Justice Sharma was speaking on “Accountability of Judges of the Supreme Court & High Court of India” at an event organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR).
She recalled that she had once supported the Collegium system but is now convinced that the Collegium system has “all but failed”,“I myself, at one point, was a votary of the Collegium system.
I will be very candid and not shy away from saying the Collegium system has all but failed,” the former judge said.
Justice Sharma observed that the system emerged against concerns that government-led appointments were influenced by nepotism, favouritism and political affiliations.
“The power of appointment of judges was taken away from the government, and the Supreme Court took it upon itself to appoint judges.
Justice Sharma was speaking on “Accountability of Judges of the Supreme Court & High Court of India” at an event organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR).
She recalled that she had once supported the Collegium system but is now convinced that the Collegium system has “all but failed”,
“I myself, at one point, was a votary of the Collegium system. I will be very candid and not shy away from saying the Collegium system has all but failed,” the former judge said.
Justice Sharma observed that the system emerged against concerns that government-led appointments were influenced by nepotism, favouritism and political affiliations.
“The power of appointment of judges was taken away from the government, and the Supreme Court took it upon itself to appoint judges. But the remedy, let me be very candid, turned out to be worse than the disease,” she remarked.
