Name of Judge: Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Post Held at Relevant Time: Chief Justice of India, Chairman NHRC Current Status: Retired Analysis/Comment/Critique: 1) After Justice Balakrishnan retired as CJI in May 2010, he was appointed as the Chairperson of NHRC. In order to initiate process for his removal from NHRC, the Campaign
INTRODUCTION Good evening to all of you present here, including Justice RM Lodha, Mr Nariman, and of course, the author and the one on whom the spotlight is today, Mr Arun Shourie. I am delighted to be here at the release of Mr Shourie’s third
(Live Law) BY: MANU SEBASTIAN APRIL 30, 2018 1:02 PM “Inquiry : A formal investigation into facts. Investigation : Systematic collection of evidence to discover and examine facts to establish truth. (Webster’s dictionary)” We know that we are living in post-truth world when prayers for investigation or inquiry are
Government’s case against Justice KM Joseph is not convincing. CJI, and Collegium, must stand up by putting their foot down By: Editorial | Updated: April 27, 2018 12:10:06 am The government has singled out Justice Joseph from the two recommendations made by the collegium in January after sitting on them
"I am a bit surprised that the CJI said in open court that there was nothing wrong in the government returning the file. I doubt if he has consulted his colleagues in the collegium before making this statement," Justice Shah said. Written by Seema Chishti | New Delhi