Efforts to infringe on the freedom of judiciary will not work, former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur told NDTV today in the backdrop of the judiciary's escalating friction with the government on the subject of judicial appointments.
Describing the Collegium as a multi-member body, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that its discussions and tentative decisions could not be made public.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a request for details of a meeting of its top panel on the appointment of judges, declaring that these discussions cannot be revealed to the public.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court said on Friday unless a final decision is taken and a resolution to that effect signed by all members of the apex court Collegium, it cannot be disclosed either in the public domain or under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. India News | Unless Final Decision of Collegium is Signed by All Members, It Can't Be Put in Public Domain or Disclosed Under RTI: SC.
RTI activist Anjali Bharadwaj had cited an interview of retired SC judge and Collegium member, Justice Madan B. Lokur, in which he said that the decision to elevate two HC chief justices, taken during a meeting on December 12, 2018, was 'changed' after he had retired.
The Supreme Court rejected a plea challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed a petition seeking details of the Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018 that were never made public.
The Supreme Court on Friday said only final decisions, and not the discussions of collegium meetings, could be made public under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar said: "Only after the ...
The Supreme Court on Friday said only final decisions, and not the discussions of collegium meetings, could be made public under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.