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Accountability, independence can coexist, Centre tells CJI
Allaying the apprehensions expressed by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia, the Centre on Friday made it clear that the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill would not in any way infringe the independence of the judiciary. The attempt to link the Bill with the independence of the judiciary was not based on facts, the Law and Justice Ministry said, in response to the CJI’s speech at the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association.
Changes sought in Judicial Standards & Accountability Bill
The participants also called for deletion of Sections 9 to 16 of the Bill dealing with the forming of a "Complaints Scrutiny Panel" besides the Oversight Committee
Wider consultation necessary for appointment of judges: Katju
Chairman of Press Council expresses need for changes in the contempt law The former Supreme Court judge and Chairman of Press Council of India Markandey Katju expressed the need for Chief Justice of India to go for wider consultation than restricting himself to five judges of the collegium while recommending names for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts.
Petition to Chief Justice of India- Remove Justice Bhaktavatsala
A judge's obligation to the public starts and ends with his or her analysis of the law, its correct use, not with the preaching of personal beliefs or preferences. Chief Justice S H. Kapadia once said, "High Courts and the Supreme Court are courts of principles.
Raising the bar
Since it alters the entire mechanism for investigating allegations of misbehaviour against members of the higher judiciary and simplifies the procedure for their removal, the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill is a hugely significant piece of legislation. The proposed law, which seeks to replace the outmoded Judges Inquiry Act 1968, under which cumbersome impeachment trials are necessary to dismiss erring judges, lays down enforceable norms for their conduct and enables a wider range of disciplinary action for proven misbehaviour.
AP High Court judge’s appointment comes under SC scanner
The Supreme Court today agreed to scrutinise the appointment of an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge, Justice N V Ramana, despite pendency of a criminal case against him during his appointment, and sought from the Attorney General all documents pertaining to his elevation.
Globalisation and the Judicial Sovereignty of India
An award passed by an arbitral tribunal in Singapore has criticised the Supreme Court of India for its delay in handling cases and directed the Government of India to compensate an investor from Australia for such a hold-up. This hits at the root of the country's judicial sovereignty. Bureaucrats who draft bilateral investment treaties that enable such claims have a lot to answer for.
P K Suresh Kumar (suresh207@hotmail.com) is a senior advocate at the High Court of Kerala, Kochi.