New Delhi, March 22 -- Following the controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma, former Attorney General of India and distinguished senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi emphasized the urgent need to overhaul the judiciary's systems, including processes for appointments, discipline, and removals.

He highlighted that the current removal process through impeachment is excessively complex, evidenced by the fact that not a single impeachment has occurred in the past 75 years.

Rohatgi stated that the judicial appointment system also requires significant reform. He pointed out that while the government introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to enhance transparency in judicial appointments, the Supreme Court struck it down, ...