Contrary to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recently said, the Right to Information Act does cover 'constitutional authorities'
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
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.
On 23-24 February 2008, the Second National Peoples' Convention on the Judiciary and the Poor was held at the Indian Society for International Law, 9 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi. The Convention was attended by representatives of the Peoples Movements, activists, Lawyers,