SOON after assuming office, President Barack Obama promised unprecedented transparency in the United States administration (http://recovery.gov/). Meanwhile, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, the Chief Justice of India, sought an exemption for his office from the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The High Court in New Delhi is so behind in its work that it could take up to 466 years to clear the enormous backlog, the court's chief justice said in a damning report that illustrates the decrepitude of India's judicial system.
Stung by the criticism of judges' refusal to disclose their assets, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan has convened a Full Court meeting for next week to ascertain the views of brother judges on the need for making public the assets declared by judges to
After having completed its preliminary inquiry into the cash-at-thedoor case against a judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, the CBI has now sought the Chief Justice of India's permission to register a regular case.