HC admits plea in judges assets’case, The Hindu, Oct 8, 2009
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by the Supreme Court Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) against a single judge’s order holding that information on assets declared by Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by the Supreme Court Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) against a single judge’s order holding that information on assets declared by Supreme Court judges in the possession of the Chief Justice of India would come within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. A Bench of Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justice S. Murlidhar admitted the appeal after hearing Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati and counsel Atul Nanda for the appellant and counsel Prashant Bhushan for respondent Subash Chandra Agrawal.