The most positive news of the day: with more than four core pending cases, the Indian judiciary is going through severe efficiency and credibility crises and desperately requires some change.
Entire India standing with you (minister of law & justice GOI) against nepotism in the judiciary.
Judiciary is a relic of colonialism and nepotism & can prove to be the biggest roadblock to a progressing India. Dynasty in judiciary followed by collegium has taken a toll on the quality, efficiency, and diligence of the judicial system.
How nepotism in Judiciary works. A small but must-read article.
There are 2 ways one can become a High Court Judge.
I. Prepare for the judiciary. Pass written exam, and interview. Become a lower/district judge. Get promotions with time, like another govt job. After around 20 years, one may become a High Court judge.
II. Get LLB from any college (yes, any college) and get 10 years of experience then the collegium can recommend simply elevating one to a High Court judge, yes no need to pass any exam, interview, or anything. The collegium DOES NOT give any reason why it accepted/rejected anyone.
Because (A) takes more years to become a High Court judge and (B) can become a High Court judge at a younger age, the group/lobby of (B) will be much stronger. It’s straightforward to understand who will get recommended from process (B).
Lawyers who get elevated already have uncle judges or senior lawyers in the system to pull them up. With no system of the need to pass the written/interview process (B), nepotism has completely crippled collegium.
A strong legal lobby runs the show in courts; mostly, brother/nephew lawyers get relief/favourable orders. This ensures their path to becoming senior lawyers, 1st generation lawyers can never compete with them.
The media never discusses this issue, and “contempt of court” is a tool to discourage people from questioning. Most ordinary people are completely unaware of this rampant nepotism in the judiciary.