Suggested Bill Draft for Indian Judiciary Appointments. Presented as part of Legislative Drafting Class at Institute of Law, Nirma University.

1. JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT BILL,
2017
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING
MARCH 01, 2017
PRESENTED BY: SHUBHAM, RIDHVICK, SACHIN, AKHAIRAJ, LAVISH.,

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1. Backdrop: From 1951 to 2017
2. JAC, 2017: Need and Introduction
3. Bill Overview
4. Features and Changes
5. Analyses and Conclusion
CONTENT
OUTLINE
" T o b r i n g a b o u t
t r a n s p a r e n c y ,
a c c o u n t a b i l i t y , a n d
e f f i c i e n c y i n t h e J u d i c i a l
S y s t e m "

3. AKHAIRAJ SINGH RATHORE| 14BBL004
BACKDROP: FROM 1951 TO 2017
JUDGES CASES
THE HISTORY
1ST JUDGES (1981)
CJI recommendations may be be
refused for "Cogent Reasons"
2ND JUDGES (1993)
"Consultation" shrinks to a
mini form.
3RD JUDGES (1998)
SC Lays down 9 Guidelines in
response.
The word “consultation” is significant because in
1993, in the so-called Second Judges case, the SC
decided that the CJI must agree to all judicial
appointments—a concept known as “concurrence”.
This created the collegium system, wherein the
three seniormost Supreme Court judges decided on
who would be a high court or Supreme Court judge.

4. AKHAIRAJ SINGH RATHORE| 14BBL004
BACKDROP: FROM 1951 TO 2017
J U D G E S C A S E S
1 2 1 S T L A W C O M M I S S I O N R E P O R T ( 1 9 8 7 )
2 1 4 L A W C O M M I S S I O N R E P O R T ( 2 0 0 8 )
N J A C I N T R O D U C E D ( A U G 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 )
N J A C U N C O N S T I T U T I O N A L ( O C T O B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 4 )
LEADING TO THE NJAC

5. SACHIN PATEL| 14BBL043
JAC, 2017: NEED AND INTRODUCTION.
V I O L A T E S B A S I C S T R U C T U R E D O C T R I N E .
H A M P E R S T H E ' S A C R O S A N C T ' I N D E P E N D E N C E
O F J U D I C I A R Y .
GROUNDS FOR STRIKING DOWN NJAC
REASONS FOR BRINGING NJAC
B R I N G A B O U T T R A N S P A R E N C Y I N J U D I C I A L
A P P O I N T M E N T S .
A D D E D C H E C K S A N D B A L A N C E S .
S P I R I T O F D E M O C R A C Y .

6. SACHIN PATEL| 14BBL043
JAC, 2017: NEED AND INTRODUCTION.
"IT IS TIME THE ORIGINAL BALANCE OF POWER IS RESTORED."
I N T R O D U C I N G
J U D I C I A L A P P O I N T M E N T B I L L , 2 0 1 7

7. SACHIN PATEL| 14BBL043
JAC, 2017: NEED AND INTRODUCTION.
A B i l l t o r e g u l a t e t h e p r o c e d u r e t o b e f o l l o w e d b y t h e
J u d i c i a l A p p o i n t m e n t s C o m m i s s i o n f o r r e c o m m e n d i n g
p e r s o n s f o r a p p o i n t m e n t a s t h e C h i e f J u s t i c e o f I n d i a a n d
o t h e r J u d g e s o f t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t a n d C h i e f J u s t i c e s a n d
o t h e r J u d g e s o f H i g h C o u r t s a n d f o r t h e i r t r a n s f e r s s o a s t o
b r i n g t r a n s p a r e n c y i n t h e j u d i c i a l a p p o i n t m e n t a n d t o
e f f i c i e n t l y d i s p e n s e j u s t i c e a n d f o r m a t t e r s c o n n e c t e d
t h e r e w i t h o r i n c i d e n t a l t h e r e t o .
P R E A M B L E

8. LAVISH JAIN| 14BBL064
BILL OVERVIEW.
J U D I C I A L A P P O I N T M E N T C O M M I S S I O N B I L L , 2 0 1 7
7 M e m b e r J u d i c i a l a p p o i n t m e n t c o m m i s s i o n
A J u d i c i a l R e s e a r c h a n d S u p p o r t B o d y .
A n J u d i c i a l A p p o i n t m e n t s Y e a r l y R e p o r t .
P r o c e d u r e f o r s e l e c t i o n o f J u d g e o f S C a n d H C , f o r
t r a n s f e r s a n d t o m a k e r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s .
P o w e r o f p r e s i d e n t t o r e q u i r e r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
O f f i c e r s a n d E m p l o y e e s o f C o m m i s s i o n .
R u l e s a n d R e g u l a t i o n s t o b e l a i d b e f o r e p a r l i a m e n t .
P o w e r t o r e m o v e d i f f i c u l t y .
B I L L O V E R V I E W .

9. RIDHVICK DOSI| 14BBL019
FEATURES AND CHANGES.
7 M e m b e r J u d i c i a l a p p o i n t m e n t c o m m i s s i o n
A J u d i c i a l R e s e a r c h a n d S u p p o r t B o d y
( w i t h a f o c u s o n e f f i c i e n c y . )
A n d a J u d i c i a l A p p o i n t m e n t s Y e a r l y R e p o r t .
A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y . T R A N S P A R E N C Y .
E F F I C I E N C Y .

10. SHUBHAM SONI| 14BBL055
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION.
"a retired SC judge in his entire life as a judge in various HCs did not dispose of
more than 100 cases, but was still appointed to the Supreme Court. He is a now a
member of a Commission."-
Mukul Rohatgi
"To hold that it (government) should be totally excluded from the process of
appointing judges would be wholly illogical and inconsistent with the foundations of
the theory of democracy and a doctrinal heresy,"
Justice Chelameshwar.

11. SHUBHAM SONI| 14BBL055
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION
A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y . T R A N S P A R E N C Y .
E F F I C I E N C Y . A C H I E V E D W I T H J U D I C I A L
I N D E P E N D E N C E .
L E T T H I S P A S S . F O R T H E S P I R I T O F
D E M O C R A C Y . A N D T R A N S P A R E N C Y .