Steps to improve the working of Collegium System
To The Secretary Department of Justice, Govt of India New Delhi. collegium-suggestions@gov.in collegium-improvement@gov.in Suggestions to improve the working of Collegium System for appointing/elevating High Court and Supreme Court judges Dear Sir, Thank you for soliciting public opinion on this important issue. Appointment and elevation of judges of the higher judiciary is indeed the key to ensuring efficient and unbiased administration of justice for citizens of India. My humble suggestions are as below: Transparency 1) Judges desirous of being selected, elevated or transferred should be required to formally apply to the collegium, clearly stating their own eligibility for such selection or elevation. 2) Individual members of the collegium may propose or support eligible candidates for selection, elevation, transfer to a different High Court etc., but this should be done in writing to the chief of that collegium (Chi...