Judicial reforms "was killed even before it was allowed to take birth by the judgment in the NJAC case". The Supreme Court on Monday said it is likely to hear on September 12 a petition seeking the formation a “public, transparent body”, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts of the country. The lawyers' body has also written an “open letter of appreciation” to Justice Chelameswar about his principled stand against the opacity of the two-decade-old Collegium system. Judicial reforms “was killed even before it was allowed to take birth by the judgment in the NJAC case”. It said the judgment has hurt “the concept of democratic legitimacy in the matter of appointment of Judges to the higher judiciary”.

Source: The Hindu September 05, 2016 18:00 UTC