Suggestions for Improvement in “Collegium System”

Posted by: Prassoon Suryadas on: November 8, 2015

• In: Civil Rights
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Problem Statements

1. Lack of accountability increases arrogance and reduces quality of judgments.
   
2. One single human error in making a judgement can cost several productive years of a common man.
   
3. Lack of awareness about latest SC judgments of both lawyers and judges can cost several productive years of a common man.
   
4. Placement of judges based on recommendations/influence (even from organizations abroad) is affecting the integrity of the system.
   
5. Lawyers writing judgments denigrates and defeats the purpose!
   
6. Lack of video recording and loud speakers makes litigants unaware of proceedings and subject to exploitation.
   
7. Judges settling or help settle personal scores with litigants makes mockery of the system.
   
8. Lack of analytical and philosophical skills produces only judgments not justice!

Solutions

To assure the public money is best spent and quality of judgement is maintained, there shall have a central body transparent to public capable of

a) Setting the standard procedure of hiring, maintenance of status and firing

i) Procedure for hiring shall include written test, aptitude test
and internship period

ii) After successful internship a status of “Judge” be given which

shall always be temporary.

iii)Periodic assessments/review shall be performed to maintain
the “Judge” status failing which they shall be put back into
the internship pool.

iv) The internship period salary shall be one fourth of active “Judges”

v) Firing shall be of those who lose “Judge” status more than 2 times
in their life time, and violates code of conduct which includes
but not limited to showing respect towards litigants and lawyers.

b) Setting standard procedure and panel for internal assessments/review of all judgements to ensure quality and eliminate biases

i) There shall be a profile of all those who are hired, maintained by
the central body, consisting of “Professional History”;
which includes, but not limited to, date of hire, status history,
attendance history, number of cases handled, duration of
each case, court name & address, links to judgments, whether
gone for appeal or not, salary info etc.

ii) All reviews and suggestions made by the panel should be published
online and shall come under the RTI act.

c) Video recording with audio and store all court proceedings; links of videos
be added to the corresponding “Professional History”.

d) Ensuring a minimum of 3 judge bench in all the courts including family courts,
lok adalat and tribunals.

e) Ensuring periodic workshops to reduce human biases, which shall be one
of the criteria for maintaining the “Judge” status.

i) Video record with sound and store all periodic workshops; links
of videos be added to the corresponding “Professional History”.

f) There shall be a standard process to address the grievances of public in
all of the above.

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