Rajya Sabha Passes Judicial Accountability Bill

• Currently, judges for the higher judiciary are appointed by a Supreme Court collegium of five judges headed by the Chief Justice, a system implemented two decades ago.

• The proposed commission will be headed by the Chief Justice and have the two most senior judges of the Supreme Court, the Law Minister and two eminent persons as members and Secretary (Justice) in the Law Ministry as Convener.

• The government had said the current system of appointing judges was flawed and had led to a huge shortfall in courts across the country.