Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on his memoir ‘Without Fear or Favour ‘and the executive’s growing influence over the collegium system
Former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul, speaking about his memoir ‘Without Fear or Favour’, highlighted how the executive branch increasingly sways the collegium system that appoints judges. He noted persistent delays in processing collegium recommendations and called for structural reforms to safeguard judicial independence and improve the appointment process. He argued that influence erodes the collegium’s autonomy and that vacancies contribute to case backlog.