The Supreme Court of India has played a seminal role in recognizing and furthering peoples’ right to information. Through various judicial pronouncements, the Court has held that the right to information is a fundamental right flowing from Article 19 of…
September 12, 2016 Chief Justice of India T S Thakur Sunday reiterated the urgent need to increase the number of judges in India, and said that “we may keep on inviting foreign direct investment and raising slogans about progress” but…
September 7, 2016 To the highest court: Please do remember that the citadel never falls except from within. I have been greatly perturbed over the last few days over an otherwise excellent and sober judge in the Supreme Court (Judge…
September 7, 2016 It is unlikely that the Republican-controlled Senate will schedule the confirmation process of the Pakistan-born Abid Qureshi. Pakistan-born Abid Qureshi could be the first Muslim to be a federal judge of the U.S if the Senate confirms…
September 6, 2016 Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, elevated respectively in December and April in 2012, retired this year. Since the retirement of two Muslim judges this year, the Supreme Court has been functioning without…
September 4, 2016 Even as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Saturday said that differences among the judges over the collegium’s procedure would be sorted out, former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha maintained that Justice J…
September 6, 2016 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, has rejected the candidature of 11 lawyers and at least half a dozen others from the state judicial service for judgeship of…
September 04, 2016 Justice Chelameswar says the practice of not keeping records of collegium meetings hurts the judiciary’s credibility and its relations with the executive. New Delhi: Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s decision to make public his problems with the collegium – the Supreme Court group that…
Subject : Justice Chelameswar and Transparency in the judiciary. 5 September, 2016 Justice T.S. Thakur, Chief Justice of India. Dear Sir, I am writing this letter in the spirit of seeking an improvement in the working of the judiciary, and…