tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post1214180502254224617..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: From the Cradle to...62Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-24550227745817753142010-10-09T08:54:29.522+05:302010-10-09T08:54:29.522+05:30Abhninav, I enjoyed your article, however there is...Abhninav, I enjoyed your article, however there is a systemic problem with this piecemeal amendment approach.<br /><br />There is a crisis of faith in the judicial appointments process, there are a large number of seats left unfilled and we have a terrible judges to people ratio (which should require an expansion of the judiciary). Establishing age parity between constitutional courts seems to be quibbling. <br /><br />The court's reliance on seniority for succeeding to the position of CJI (though not for CJ's of High Courts) is an attempt to find avoid executive interference. However, there must be more creative ways to ensure judicial independence while ensuring more sustained leadership on the court. Nick Robinson's recent work points to the pivotal role the CJI plays.<br /><br /><br />Re, Fatima Beevi, Leila Seth's autobiography has a great (with biases she expressly states) accounts of Fatima Beevi's appointment. Fatima Beevi's appointment had much to do with Rajiv Gandhi's hamhanded efforts to reverse Shahbano through the Protection Of Muslim Women's Rights of Divorce Bill, which he then tried to balance by appointing a Muslim woman to the Supreme Court. Though this was before the Third judges case, the senior judges of the court were apparently not thrilled with the appointment. Justice Beevi never got to be senior judge of any bench that she sat on.Rohit Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974780088015911428noreply@blogger.com