Eminent jurists, social activists and human rights activists came together on Friday to demand substantive change in the Centre's proposed legislation on declaration of assets by judges of the higher judiciary saying it would serve no purpose unless they were forced to make it public.

In India from times immemorial Judges have been held in highest esteem and revered as super humans. But of late there are instances of corruption infecting the judicial system also. There is a great danger that such instances can erode the faith that people have

The Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court cannot be two distinct entities, the Central Information Commission has held directing the registry of the apex court to provide information to an RTI applicant even if it is held by the office of the Chief

Several eminent jurists and rights activists on Friday demanded that the prop disclosure of assets to make it more transparent.

For the first time, the government has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to provide details on the status of its probe into the serious allegations of corruption against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Y.K. Sabharwal.