Arvind Kejriwal Desires British Model In Judicial Appointments In India
Arvind Kejriwal Desires That UK model to be followed In Judicial Appointments In India
In a Reply ,Mr Kejriwal has Written three pages to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Judicial Appointments Commission
Aam Aadmi Party[AAP] national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has replied to the letter of the Mr Prasad, seeking the party’s views on setting the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The AAP has highlighted :
[1]India needs a full time broadbased Constitutional body for appointment of judges to High Courts and Supreme Court in a completely transparent manner.
[2]The Judicial Appointments Commission of the UK provides a model to be followed.
[3]The Judicial Commission bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the UPA government last year is a bad example to follow.
[4]The bill drafted by the Committee on Judicial Accountability (a voluntary body of senior Lawyers and retired judges) for setting-up a full time and independent Judicial Appointments commission is the way forward.