‘Collegium system must be transparent’
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up on Tuesday the issue of improving the functioning of the opaque collegium system of judicial appointments revived last month, experts unanimously suggested the process must be transparent.
Noting that sitting judges didn’t have enough time to look at probable candidates, former Delhi high court judge RS Sodhi said: “There should be a body to assist them in the process. This body should hunt talent. After filtration by this body of former judges and bar members, the HC collegium and SC collegium should take a call.”