Harish Salve, the former Solicitor General of India, weighed in on the issue of judicial appointments issue today, saying judges appointing judges is a "deeply flawed system" that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
The notion that "judges are themselves appointing judges" is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said today.
"Judges appointing judges" is a a widely propagated myth, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said on Sunday in defence of the Collegium system which currently appoints judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts.