India, Aug. 2 -- Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court on Saturday observed that collegium resolutions are not being forwarded with reasons, questioning whether this was a "step back" from the principle of transparency that the judiciary has always embraced.

Releasing a report on the Judicial Transparency Index at an event in the Capital, justice Bhuyan said that not giving reasons is a disservice to many genuinely outstanding judges. Conversely, he said: "By withholding reasons, we also create space for individuals to enter the judiciary who may later describe groups of people as 'ants' and make other remarks that are wholly unconstitutional and contrary to the values of the Constitution."

He was apparently referring to a controver...