Appointment of SC judges In recent times controversies have dogged the appointments of Judges..The judges appointing judges themselves have some inherent flaws The Govt too in recent past has not supported their choices by dully constituted Collegium, leading to undesirable prolonged confrontations and bitterness It would be better, as suggested to have a special body to decide on all judicial appointments, because the SC Collegium is busy with routine and bias may also creep in. The recommendations of judges and then suddenly changing that recommendations without assigning plausible reasons for change has not got down well with the public and judges themselves. The appointments lack credibility and transparency. Seniority is indisputable criteria and the act of superseding in spite of existence of seniority list does not augur well for justification, specially when the choice is between eligible High Court Judges .The public is right to assume that choice of pliable individuals is not without merit The placements of judges after retirement in Govt controlled positions should not be an allurement for miscarriage of judicial pronouncements Promotion among the judges must be fair, transparent and above bias and therefore nominations must be public domain long before actual tking over the post nelson Lopes Chinchinim
