Jammu, April 15 -- His vision emphasises the need for reforms in present collegium system

By Sushovan Patnaik

Today, as we remember Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, there is a certain crisis of identity that the Indian judiciary seems to be confronting. On this exact day, a month ago, members of the fire department allegedly discovered piles of burnt currency in the residence of a Delhi High Court judge. Since then, the executive has prominently reframed a conversation on judicial accountability towards that of judicial appointments.

Notably, a significant way in which public consensus has been sought to be established regarding rejecting the Collegium system to substitute with the NJAC, has been through the invocation ...