Another victory for transparency and accountability as the Chief Information Commission has held the appointment of judges is a “public activity” which cannot be withheld from disclosure, directing the Supreme Court to make public the records of appointing three justices of the apex court who
Here’s an interesting communication – a letter written by the Supreme Court Bar Association President Mr. M. N. Krishnamani to the Editor, Tehelka, regarding an earlier interview published in the magazine wherein Mr. Prashant Bhushan had stated that Jusitce Kapadia had violated the conflict of
There have been a spate of recusals from the Indian Supreme Court in the past. However recent trends point towards confusing and differing standards for recusal of a judge. As public pressure now mounts towards a determination of this question, we remain with the question
The Supreme Court on Monday, 2nd November, posted the Assets of Supreme Court judges on its website, clarifying that the declarations were being made on a voluntary basis only! This despite the fact that the decision to reveal assets on the website was taken on
Ashutosh Asthana, the main accused in the Ghaziabad provident fund scam, was found dead in his prison cell on 17th October 2009. It is known that he was clearly under a lot of pressure, as was evident from his statement in which he tried to