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…
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…
Contrary to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recently said, the Right to Information Act does cover 'constitutional authorities'
"...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.
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.
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.
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.
National convention on the "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" was held in Mumbai on 22nd-23rd December 2007. It was organised by Janhit Manch.
The Seminar on "Securing Judicial Accountability." The Seminar was on the central Issue of Judicial Accountability in light of two broad issues, namely the freedom of speech and expression vs. the law of contempt and the establishment of an Independent National Judicial Commission. The panel was comprised of several eminent political leaders, senior jurists and senior journalists who built a consensus on the need for an Independant National Judicial Commission and the need for a change in the archaic law of contempt. The Seminar was well attended by the media, members of the bar, academics and other members of civil society.