CJI Should Have Tenure Of At least 6 Months: SCBA President Adish Aggarwala

Adish Aggarwala, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), expressed his belief that the Chief Justice of India should serve a minimum tenure of six months to ensure ample time for the effective administration of justice.

He also called for a revision of the current norms regarding the appointment of high court chief justices.

The SCBA President was speaking at a function organised for his felicitation.

The function was attended by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as the chief guest, along with former Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan.

Aggarwala stated, ” I am of the view that no Chief Justice of India should be appointed if he is not having a tenure of minimum six months as CJI, for ensuring sufficient time for proper administration of justice and implementation of policies effecting the judicial system of the country.”

The SCBA President additionally proposed that the appointment and promotion of judges should be solely based on merit.

He stated, ” If any judge is not found suitable for being promoted to the higher court, he should also not be allowed to continue as a judge, and instead, should be removed from his position.”

Furthermore, Aggarwala expressed his opinion that retired judges should not be appointed to any tribunal or commission. He said, “Only sitting judges should be appointed to such posts after the sanctioned strength of judge posts is increased suitably. We also want the retirement age of Supreme Court judges to be increased from the existing 65 to 68. Similarly, the retirement age of High Court judges should go up from 62 to 65 years. In district judiciary, it should be increased from 60 to 62”.