Uncle Judge Syndrome

Uncle Judge Syndrome

The Law Commission of India in their 230th Report has mentioned the matter of appointment of Uncle Judges in the High Courts, wherein it is said that the Judges, whose kith and kin are practising in a High Court, should not be appointed in the same High Court. 

The procedure for appointment of Judges, which is based on the judgement of the Supreme Court, has been debated in various fora and there have been demands to change the same. However, there is, at present, no specific proposal to bring about any change in the present system of appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts. 

This information was given by Dr. M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice, in the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question.