7.2. Rationale for AIJS

♤ It focuses on quality of judges rather than quantity.

♤ Appropriate way to recruit the best talent required for fulfilling the role that is demanded of a judge.

♤ Currently, the subordinate judiciary depends entirely on state recruitment. But the brighter law students do not join the state judicial services because they are not attractive.

♤ With no career progression, no one with a respectable Bar practice wants to become an additional district judge, and deal with the hassles of transfers and postings. Hence, the quality of the subordinate judiciary is by and large average.

♤ In this scheme of things, the measure of uniformity in the standards for selection will improve the quality of personnel in different High Courts, as one-third of the judges come there on promotion from the subordinate courts.

♤ In addition, the objective of inducting an outside element in High Court benches can be achieved in better way as a member of an all India judicial service will have no mental block about interstate transfers.