NEW DELHI, July 27: Confrontation is brewing between the executive and the judiciary over the primacy of the Chief Justice of India in the appointment and transfer of judges. President K R Narayanan made a reference to the Supreme Court today on interpretation of law
Two diametrically opposite concepts about judges continue to prevail in the Supreme Court while deciding issues about the judiciary itself
The Supreme Court is caught in a contradiction concerning the implementation of its May 7, 1997 full court unanimous decision which set up an internal system for examination of complaints against judges.
The foundations of public interest litigation were laid in the late 70s with cases like the Ratlam Municipalities case.
Judicial Accountability or Illusion the National Judicial Council Bill by Prashant Bhushan, Advocate
The recent decision of the government to bring a bill to amend the Judges Inquiry Act and provide for the constitution of a National Judicial Council to inquire into complaints against errant judges is being perceived as a long awaited initiative to introduce some accountability for