Justice Bhuyan then offered what he considered the more probable explanation.
“The second, which is more probable, is that both the Central Government and the collegium have not seriously explored this provision thus far.”The judge traced the provision to the Constituent Assembly Debates and recalled that H.V.
Kamath had proposed expanding the pool of eligible candidates beyond judges and advocates to include distinguished jurists.
The proposal was ultimately accepted by the Constituent Assembly.
Justice Bhuyan then offered what he considered the more probable explanation.
“The second, which is more probable, is that both the Central Government and the collegium have not seriously explored this provision thus far.”
The judge traced the provision to the Constituent Assembly Debates and recalled that H.V. Kamath had proposed expanding the pool of eligible candidates beyond judges and advocates to include distinguished jurists. The proposal was ultimately accepted by the Constituent Assembly.