All India Judicial Service: Debate Of Federalism Vs. Institutional Reform

The principal role of India’s judicial system is to protect rule of law and ensure supremacy of law. It safeguards rights of the individual, settles disputes in accordance with the law and ensures that democracy does not give way to individual or group dictatorship. With changing times, the Indian state has enacted continuous reforms in the judicial processes of the country.

• The formation of All India Judicial service is one such reform which seeks to create a centralized cadre of District Judges by transferring the recruitment and appointment powers of these judges from the High Courts and State Governments, to a ....