The Collegium system for appointment of judges to High Courts and the Supreme Court is better than the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit (CJI) said.
The statement by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit regarding how the GN Saibaba case before the Supreme Court on a Saturday, has instead of clearing the air added to the mystery.
Chief Justice of India UU Lalit Retires: CJI Lalit, in his 74 day tenure, made reforms to the functioning of the top court, allowed bail to political prisoners, and concurred with a powerful dissent.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit's last working day on Tuesday witnessed some emotional scenes in the court campus as the CJI chose to bow down before the stairs in the Supreme Court leading up to the Court of CJI.