In a landmark judgement delivered on the 2.08.2017, in a case filed by common cause on the rampant illegal mining in Odisha, the SC held that mining Companies in Odisha were guilty of rampant illegal and rapacious mining as held by…
On August 27, Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar will demit office. The next in line is Justice Dipak Misra, but should the vacancy be filled up simply by the rule of seniority? The CJI is a constitutional…
Name of Judge: Justice Hemant Gupta Current Position: Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court Analysis/Comment/Critique: On 03.03.2017, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) sent a serious complaint against the then Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court,…
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CAMPAIGN FOR JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORMS 6/6 basement, Jangpura B, Delhi – 110014 judiciareforms@gmail.com, judicialreforms.org Patrons: Justice P.B. Sawant, Justice H Suresh, Shri Shanti Bhushan, Prof B.B. Pande, Dr. Bhasker Rao, Ms. Arundhati Roy, Shri Pradip Prabhu, Prof. Babu Mathew,…
A seven-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar gave reasons for sending the retired Calcutta high court judge to jail for six months for contempt of court. All India | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Updated: July 06, 2017 08:45…
The Supreme Court released its detailed judgement dated 9th May 2017, in which a 7 judge bench convicted and sentenced Justice Karnan, sitting Judge of the Calcutta High Court (now retired) to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. While…
To preserve judiciary’s independence, appointment process must be transparent The saga of Justice C.S. Karnan’s outrageous behaviour and the Supreme Court’s handling of the matter became an unseemly spectacle. It has given rise to several questions, including the issue of…
The exploitation of judicial support staff continues to be widespread
Varsha Dogre, Deputy Superintendent of the Raipur Central Jail, has been suspended from service on May 6th 2017. She has been unfairly victimised as she blew the whistle on sexual abuse of minors by the Chhattisgarh Police, in her facebook…