Supreme Court today said that Memorandum of Proceedings (MoP) on appointment of judges in higher judiciary should be in consultation with the Centre and Chief Justice of India. The apex court said views of state and central governments should also be one of the criteria for appointment of Judges.<br/><br/>The Constitution bench headed by Justice J S Khehar said transparency is most important in the appointment of judges for higher judiciary and it should be reflected in the MoP<br/>However the court said, minutes of collegium proceedings have to be recorded giving details of dissent, if any, but confidentiality of selection process has to be maintained.<br/><br/>The collegium system of judges appointing judges, which had come into being in 1993 and now stands revived after a five-judge constitution bench recently struck down Centre's legislation, the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act.