In the column "Burdens the Supreme Court must shed" (November 4), M J Antony draws a vivid picture of the misplaced priorities of India's Supreme Court. The Indian judiciary is insisting on continuing with a system of judicial appointments that has proved faulty over the last 22 years. It has become an institution for the lawyers, of the lawyers, by the lawyers. All judges are lawyers and in the lawyers' fraternity, only those who conform to the prevailing system and do not ruffle feathers during their career may aspire to senior positions.
India's judicial appointments system as well as its judicial system need to shed their lawyer-centric approach and include eminent people with exposure to the country's ground realities at the top level of its decision-making bodies.
Alok Sarkar Kolkata
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