“Accountability is a facet of the rule of law.” This established legal principle has acquired fresh significance after the Supreme Court ruled that the armed forces cannot escape investigation for excesses in the course of the discharge of their duty even in “disturbed areas”. In
07/07/2016 New Delhi: On June 30, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman set aside the Allahabad high court’s suo motu contempt proceedings against Outlook journalists, who had covered the Ghaziabad provident fund (PF) scam in 2008. The Allahabad high court had accused
July 5, 2016 Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre, Department of Bio-Technology (DBT) and Christian Medical College, Vellore in a PIL filed by S. Srinivasan seeking complete centre-wise results of the clinical trial of anti-diarrhea vaccine Rotavac. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared for the Petitioner. On
The collegium, while returning the government’s draft, was of the view that it was an attempt by the government to circumvent judicial pronouncements and settled law on appointments in the higher judiciary.
11th may 2016 CJAR Executive Committee Meeting 6/6 basement, Jangpura B, Delhi - 110014 Persons attended Prashant Bhushan – Convenor Cheryl Dsouza Rahul – NCDHR Saumya Gupta – NCPRI Indu – FACT Alok – Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Devvrat, Advocate cheryl Anjali Bharadwaj, Activist, SNS Amrita Johri, Activist, SNS Indira Uninayar, Advocate Memorandum of Procedure – discussion was led
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