Regarding the restructuring of the SC Collegium system, CJI DY Chandrachud states, “I myself am a servant of law and Constitution.”
India’s New Delhi December 8: The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, responded that he is a “servant of the law and the Constitution” and must abide by the rulings set forth by the law when a lawyer on Friday urged him to consider changing the Supreme Court’s Collegium system and system of designating advocates as seniors.
“You are free to follow your passions as an attorney. However, I serve the law and the Constitution in my capacity as a judge. “I must adhere to the legal stance established by law,” CJI informed the attorney. The CJI made this comment after advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara informed him that a few people had taken advantage of the Collegium system and the senior designation process, and that he needed to consider reforming these processes.
Even though CJI brought about a lot of reforms, he claimed that in order to advance the judiciary to new heights, reforms pertaining to senior designation and the Collegium were crucial.
Nedumpara has also submitted separate appeals challenging the senior designation system for advocates and the current process for selecting judges.
In addition, he argued for the elimination of the Collegium system, which selects judges for the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
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