"Enacting law for appointing judges"

Appointment of Judges in the higher judiciary in recent years has stirred all concerned. Before the 4th amendment there was provision in the Constitution requiring the President to Consult the Chief Justice before appointing Judges which was done away by the amendment. But even then a practice was in vogue to consult with the Chief Justice. But the thing took a paradigm shift in recent years and nowadays the party in power selects the judges without any objective analysis and as a result much unsavoury controversy has tainted the image of the higher judiciary.

It is very pertinent that the image, sanctity, and prestige of the judiciary are brought back without any delay. The other day the law minister disclosed that the government was pondering over introducing a law on the qualifications of the Judges. This type of casual approach will not serve the purpose, rather a sustained and committed approach is to be taken to set things right and that can be done by reviving the original provision of the Constitution. The suggestion put forward by the author may also be considered and that must be done without any political motive and parochial agenda, otherwise the image of the Judiciary will be further blurred.