Judicial Appointments Commission: The importance of the outsider

Now that the Union Cabinet has decided on the composition of the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (The Hindu, August 23, 2013), an informed debate becomes possible. The commission will be presided over by the Chief Justice of India, and will include two Supreme Court judges. The “non-judges” will be the Law Minister, two eminent persons and the Justice Secretary, who will be the Member-Secretary.

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