If elected as President of the Kerala High Court Bar Association, I will demand the notification of vacancies, the invitation of applications, and the scrutiny of those applications. I will ensure that no name is recommended by the Collegium without consulting the Bar, and that nothing is done—or allowed to be done—in an opaque and secretive manner.
Three-fourths, if not four-fifths, of the judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of the High Courts, and judges who constitute the Collegium of the Supreme Court and High Courts are the kith and kin of former judges, senior lawyers, Chief Ministers, and Governors—and nobody else.The Collegium is a synonym for nepotism and favoritism. It […]