Taxpayer has a right to Know who will be a Judge - AG
THE Attorney General told the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the National Judicial Appointments Commission case, "A taxpayer may say that I pay your salaries, I have a right to know who is going to be a judge."
He further told the court:
- A judge who has given not more than 50 judgments in 15 years during his stint with various high courts can't be elevated to the top court.
- It is collegium that gave him laurels after laurels and brought him here (Supreme Court) and sent him to NHRC.
- It is a case of nepotism.
- The shroud of mystery that the collegium system had can only be lifted by the NJAC.