New Delhi, Nov 6: India’s Supreme Court has extended the time for inviting suggestions to make the functioning of collegium system transparent and eligibility criteria based for appointments to the higher judiciary till November 13.
A constitution bench said that all the suggestions should reach the law and justice ministry by 5 pm on November 13 to be forwarded to senior counsel Arvind Dattar and Additional Solicitor General Pinki Anand to collate.
The Bench comprised Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel.
However, it permitted the Bar Council of India to submit its suggestions by November 14.
