Mr. Prashant Bhushan submitted before the SC that if this petition is dismissed, that would undermine the confidence of the people in SC and people would have the impression that the SC makes grand statements about transparency and RTI but when it comes to itself, then it is reluctant to disclose even the most basic information.
In the last one and half years, the Supreme Court of India has been reluctant to allow audio-video (AV) recording of court proceedings. In November 2014, the e-Committee of the Supreme Court rejected the Central Government’s proposal to introduce AV recording in subordinate courts as a part of the e-Courts project. Later in January 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a petition that proposed the installation of CCTV cameras in the court halls of the Supreme Court. Thereafter, in July 2015 as well, the E-Committee did not consider the Central Government’s proposal to install AV recording systems in subordinate courts on the ground that the courts system in India has not reached the level where recording of court proceedings can be permitted.
A three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by…
Kerala High Court Judgment In this case before Justice Kemal…
Submissions on behalf of Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) signed by 5 senior lawyers Mr. Anil Divan, Mr. Shanti Bhushan, Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Ms. Kamini Jaiswal and Mr. Prashant Bhushan, were mentioned before the CJI bench of Supreme Court by Mr. Shanti Bhushan and Mr. Colin Gonsalves, and were taken on record by the CJI Bench.
Anti-corruption crusader and supreme court lawyer Prashant Bhushan talking about corruption in India and discussing solutions inside&outside the courts.
Press Release Dated 24th December 2015 The Committee for the…
The December 2015, Bombay High Court decision in the 2002 Salman Khan hit and run case clearing him of all charges, reversing the trial court verdict against the “star” accused, is not only a travesty of justice based on the facts of the case and as detailed in the Rana Ayub article below, but is a gross violation of the principle of equality.
Rajbala and Ors v. State of Haryana [Writ Petition (Civil) 671/2015]…
Y. Bhaskar Rao has finally resigned from his post of Lokayukta on Tuesday. His resignation letter was sent to Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Monday through N.S. Balakrishna, in-charge registrar, Karnataka Lokayukta and is reported to have been accepted by the Governor
In a recent Order of the High Court of Meghalaya dated 2.11.2015 passed in Writ Petition (C) No. 127 of 2015, the High Court of Meghalaya has made a suo motu suggestion to the Central Government for the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, in the Garo Hills area.
This was a PIL/public interest litigation filed to protect street…
Delhi, 23 November 2015: The two-day convention on judicial accountability and reforms, organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) concluded with the formation of a campaign committee and the adoption of an agenda for the campaign for coming year. The campaign committee consisted of more than 15 peoples’ campaigns that came together with a strong assertion that justice concerns everyone and ensuring the accountability of the judicial system would be the shared responsibility of a range of peoples’ movements and campaigns.
Appointments through the present system of Collegium will not be put on hold until the Constitution Bench decides on reforms, said Justice Khehar.
The issue of judicial appointments has been a vexed problem. Initially the power was with the government who only needed to consult the Chief Justice.
BY SHAILESH GANDHI ON 07/10/2015 The RTI law is being amended by the court without any reasoning and unless this is reversed, the Right to Information could slowly be emasculated
Rule of law has meant different things to different people at different times. This prompted constitutional historian Ivor Jennings to characterise it as “an unruly horse”.
What makes Indian-American women so phenomenally successful in the American judiciary?
