WHAT IS COLLEGIUM SYSTEM? The principal idea of this system is association of individuals of same rank. This system has been adopted by Indian judiciary around the year 1993 for the process of appointing and transferring the Supreme Court and High Court judges. COLLEGIUM CONSISTS OF - Image Courtesy: slidesharecdn.com At present in India, the SC (Supreme Court) collegium consists of four senior most judges of the SC, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Justice NV Ramana, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar led by CJI (Chief Justice of India) Justice SA Bobde. And the High Court collegium consists of four senior most judges of the court who would be led by the Chief Justice of the respective High Court, whereas the HC collegium could recommend the names of judges for appointment and transfer but the approval is made by the CJI and SC collegium. Additionally, for appointments to the high courts, the SC collegium must consult such other senior judges serving in the
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