Students Workshop
A Half-day Students workshop on "Judicial Accountablity and Reforms" was organised by the Campaign on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 6/5 Jangpura B, New Delhi fom 9 am to 1 pm.
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Panel Discussion
A Panel discussion on "Judicial Accountability - Appointment, Investigations and Removal" is organised by the Campaign on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Plenary Hall, Indian Law Institute, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi.
Judges’ Wealth: Info body seeks opinions
In an attempt to settle the controversy surrounding the implementation of Right to Information Act in the judiciary, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Supreme Court officials and the Department of Personnel and Training to present their views on…
Ex-chief justice under corruption panel scanner
In a development unprecedented in the country’s judicial history, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the government’s anti-corruption watchdog, has forwarded a set of complaints with allegations of corruption and misconduct against former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal to the…
Judges are Public Servants, not Bosses – J.Krishna Iyer
Contrary to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recently said, the Right to Information Act does cover 'constitutional authorities'
Corruption in judiciary: It needs to have an Ombudsman of its own – Fali S.Nariman
"...corruption is another challenge we face both in government and judiciary". Prime Minister in his address to Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Court.
Judge don’t Hammer the PIL – Prashant Bhushan
TWO RECENT judgements of the Supreme Court on judicial activism and PILs have expectedly generated a spirited controversy within the Supreme Court and outside about the scope and limits of the court's jurisdiction in PILs and about judicial activism in general. That is why a threejudge bench of the Supreme Court has decided to review the issues and lay down guidelines for PILs and judicial activism.
Judiciary should go for transparency, not secrecy – Suchi, Nikhil, Aruna
There are several instances where the Indian judicial establishment has tried to dilute the applicability of RTI to the courts and the judicial system. No matter what the issue, the penultimate interpretation lies with the courts, and RTI is no exception.
Second National People’s Conventionn
On 23-24 February 2008, the Second National Peoples' Convention on the Judiciary and the Poor was held at the Indian Society for International Law, 9 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi. The Convention was attended by representatives of the Peoples Movements, activists, Lawyers, students of law and eminent scholars. The convention started with the inaugral video address by Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer from his home in Kochi. The Convention concluded with a Campaign Statement which was endorsed by all the participating organisations and Individuals.
Judge Watch on Justice Jagdish Bhallan
This is the case where the documentary evidence was available to show that the judge has purchased the property worth crores in few lakhs in the name of his wife from well-known criminal who have illegally grabbed the land. There were inquiry reports of the Additional District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police which attested to these facts. However, despite this documentary evidence being brought to the notice of the then Chief Justice of India, he neither ordered an independent investigation nor did he allow the Committee on Judicial Accountability to get a regular FIR registered, so that a normal police investigation could have taken place.