The present atmosphere is surcharged with strong emotions. To take action or steps on account of this atmosphere will be contrary to the basic tenets of the Rule of Law. Media reports disclose that Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s unprecedented letter to Chief Justice
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms has sought initiation of an In-House enquiry against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy for alleged atrocities against the Dalit community. The representation refers to allegations of Dalit atrocities and
Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan, convenor, Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), has created a flutter in India's top judicial echelons by charging an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge of allegedly committing atrocities against members of the Dalit community. Bhushan has made the allegation
Keep those elevated from the subordinate judiciary out, and nearly half of India’s top judges are kith and kin of ex-judges and top jurists “The typical Indian judge is Hindu, upper-class, upper-caste and male.” The statement drew a few titters at an event in the national
The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms which sought a new mechanism for the appointment of Judges in High Courts and Supreme Court outside the control of the judiciary and the executive saying “we cannot amend