A Permanent Commission comprising the Chief Justice of India and four retired judges could be constituted for five years to appoint judges and ensure the independence of the judiciary, Rohinton Fali Nariman, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, said here on Sunday.
In an award function organised by juniors of former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu S. Govind Swaminadhan, Mr. Nariman conferred the ‘SGS Award for Ethics in the Legal Profession’ on Justice Akil Kureshi, former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Tripura and Rajasthan.
Speaking at the event on the topic Importance of the independence of the judiciary and what needs to be done, Mr. Nariman explained the functioning of the judiciary in the U.S. and the U.K. and summarised the evolution of the judiciary in India after Independence, through various cases, particularly related to appointment of judges to the Supreme Court.
