Find it hard to believe that govt has no say in judges' appointment: Former Supreme Court judge

Speaking at the India Today Conclave South 2023 session, titled ‘Judicial overreach versus Executive intervention: How to strike a balance’, former Supreme Court judges Justice Jasti Chelameswar and Justice Kurian Joseph spoke on the row surrounding appointment of judges.

Justice Jasti Chelameswar said, “In Constitutional laws, I find it difficult to believe that an elected government, irrespective of the hue of the government, would have no say in the matter of appointment of judges of the country. In a democratic country, to tell the elected government that you have no say in the matter, I fail to understand this.”

Justice Kurian Joseph, however, said, “Independence of judiciary will be better protected if the Collegium system is followed.”

Watch the full session here.