CJI Ramana calls charges of 'judges appointing judges' a widely propagated myth

The notion that judges are appointing judges is a myth as the judiciary is merely one of the many players involved in the process, said Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. Addressing the Lavu Venkateswarlu 5th Endowment Lecture on ‘Indian Judiciary: Challenges of future’ at the Siddhartha Law College in Vijayawada on December 26 said, “It is nowadays fashionable to reiterate phrases such as ‘judges are themselves appointing judges’. I consider this to be one of the widely propagated myths. The fact is that the judiciary is merely one of the many players involved in the process.”