Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms: A Booklet
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The Limits of Judicial Activism
Feburary, 2007
HC Judge Appointment raises eyebrows; Feb 24, 2007
New Delhi: The appointment of Justice S Ashok Kumar as a permanent judge of the Madras High Court has raised eyebrows in legal circles. Justice Kumar had been on probation for almost four years when the outer limit within which a judge is supposed to be confirmed is two years.
Majesty of the Judiciary By V.R. Krishna Iyer; Feb 17,2007
The judiciary is the most sublime instrumentality in the country and I have served it for nearly a decade during the best part of my life. This article, written out of reverence for the judicature, has a benign intent meant to arrest its corruption and decline now creeping into its vitals.
Contempt of court: need for a second look by Markandey Katju; Jan 22, 2007
In a democracy the people should have the right to criticise judges. The purpose of the contempt power should not be to uphold the majesty and dignity of the court but only to enable it to function.
Judges Inquiry Bill sparks a row
for establishing the National Judicial Council to undertake preliminary investigation and inquire into allegations of misbehaviour or incapacity of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and to regulate the procedure for such investigation, inquiry and proof, and for imposing minor measures; and for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President and for matters connected therewith.
My Lords, There’s A Case Against You; December 30, 2006
Former Union law ministers are spearheading a campaign against sitting judges they accuse of being corrupt. What is the higher judiciary doing to clear itself of these grave charges?
Time for enforcing judicial accountability; Jan 25, 2005
NEW DELHI, JAN. 24, 2005 (). The former Chief Justice of India, J.S. Verma, has called for legislation on judicial accountability, based on the resolutions passed by the Supreme Court, to check the erosion of people's trust in the judiciary and to effectively probe charges of judicial corruption.
Manmohan calls for judicial accountability; Sept 20,2004
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talking to mediapersons in New Delhi on Sunday before departing for London and New York. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, and Dr. Singh's Cabinet colleagues are in the background. — PTI
Who will Judge our Judges?; May 12, 2004
The Supreme Court has confirmed that its comparison with Nero is intended to be seen as a brand on those responsible for the communal carnage in Gujarat two years ago - the worst of its kind in independent India.