Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday expressed his views on the much-debated issue concerning the appointment of judges in the higher judiciary. Speaking to Livelaw against the collegium system of appointing judges, Rijiju was of the opinion that if Judges are involved in identifying the next judges, it will definitely have an adverse impact on their duty as a judge. The Collegium versus NJAC debate was reignited in November of last year when Union Minister Rijiju commented that the Collegium system of appointments was ‘opaque’ and needed to be reconsidered.