RS passes Sen impeachment motion and questions how judges appoint themselves « LAW RESOURCE INDIA

RS passes Sen impeachment motion and questions how judges appoint themselves « LAW RESOURCE INDIA: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said that the time had come to revisit the procedure for appointment of judges, strongly favouring a National Judicial Commission (NJC) to replace the collegium system. “The system of judges alone appointing judges must now change. India needs a National Judicial Commission to appoint judges,” Jaitley said. He said the NJC should comprise representatives of the judiciary and executive, as well as prominent citizens.