Appointment of Judges in Supreme Court in India: A Review of Collegium System

Abstract

Legislature, executive and judiciary are the three pillars of Indian democratic structure. The function and the power of each organ is clearly specified in the constitution, despite of this there is always a clash between these organs. The controversy aros appointment of judges between the executive and judiciary will be discussed in this paper. An overview of the collegiums system and analysis of the appointment of judges has been made in this paper. All the cases related to the appointment of judg Supreme Court and high court will be discussed and clearly evaluated in this paper. The Supreme Court India held (NJAC) National Judicial Appointment Comission unconstitutional and void and upheld the collegium system for the appointment of judges India is the only country in the world where the judges appoint themselves. To make the collegium system more democratic and transparent there should be certain changes in it.