All India Judicial Service Important To Strengthen Justice Delivery System But At Present There Is No Consensus: Law Ministry

Responding to the query raised by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Shukla on the government's plan to set up All India Judicial Service, the Law Ministry has responded that at present, there is no consensus among the stakeholders on the proposal. However, the reply also stated, "In the Government's view, a properly framed All India Judicial Service is important to strengthen the overall justice delivery system.” The reply added that this will give an opportunity for the induction of suitably qualified fresh legal talent selected through a proper all-India merit selection system and address the issue of social inclusion by enabling suitable representation to marginalized and deprived sections of society. The Law Ministry has also stated that the proposal was included as an agenda item in the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of the High Courts held in April 2013 and it was decided that the issue needs further deliberation and consideration and the views of the State Governments and High Courts were sought on the proposal. However, the reply conveys a divergence of opinion among the State Governments and the High Courts on the constitution of All India Judicial Service. “While some State Governments and High Courts favoured the proposal, some were not in favour of the creation of All India Judicial Service while some others wanted changes in the proposal formulated by the Central Government,” the reply states. The reply also avers that the proposal was also included in the agenda for the Chief Justices Conference (held on 03rd and 04th April 2015), Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts (held on 05th April 2015), in a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee (in March 2017) and in the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts (held on 30th April 2022), however, the same could not be included in the agenda of the conference.Recently, President Droupadi Murmu, in her Constitution Day address, had spoken in support of the All India Judicial Services.Click here to read the reply

All India Judicial Service Important To Strengthen Justice Delivery System But At Present There Is No Consensus: Law Ministry

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