The Judicial Appointments Debate in India: The Need for Integrity and Transparency

Published By: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) | Published Date: October, 01 , 2015

The latest ruling by the Supreme Court of India against the government’s project of the National Judicial Appointments Commission has further stirred a public discourse on the best means to have the best judges. Seeing the polarised debate on the independence of judiciary versus the supremacy of parliament as a false dichotomy, the author suggests that the best touchstone is the transparency of each constitutional institution.

Author(s): Vinod Rai | Posted on: Jan 09, 2016 | Views() | Download (154)


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