Justice Gyan Sudha Misra’s declaration of assets is available here. The Supreme Court judge has been criticized for listing “Two daughters to be married” under the heading “any other liabilities”.
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Tag: Judges’ Assets
The recusal debate (continued)
T.R.Andhyarujina has written in today’s Hindu, on the conflict of interests controversy. Andhyarujina is among those who feel that the expectation that the Judges should avoid all conflicts of interest (including those apparently remote) will …
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Follow-up on Judges’ assets case
The Delhi High Court has admitted the Supreme Court’s appeal against Justice Ravindra Bhat’s Sep.2 judgment in the assets case. LAOT’s earlier posts can be read by clicking the label, judges’ assets. I found the …
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Occasional Digest
1. Forum for Judicial Accountability’s representation to SC collegium on Justice P.D.Dinakaran. 2. How the Central Vigilance Commission made itself irrelevant in the fight against corruption. 3. For those interested in long-format journalism, my article …
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Justice Verma on Justice Bhat’s judgment and the judges’ assets controversy
Justice Bhat’s judgment on declaration of assets by judges continues to be in the limelight, and has drawn high praise from the former CJI, Justice Verma, in an op-ed that appears in today’s Express. In …
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Andhyarujina on ‘Judges’ assets’
TR Andhyarujina has a typically insightful op-ed addressing this issue in today’s Hindu. (For posts from the archives of this blog which reference his previously published views, click here). He notes that most commentators have …
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Declaration of Assets by Judges-How they do it elsewhere
Given the concerns, justifiable or otherwise, raised by a section of the judiciary regarding the possible misuse of information pertaining to judges’ assets; and the call for putting in place strict guidelines and procedures to …
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Panchu on the ‘Judges’ assets’ saga
Today’s Hindu carries an op-ed by Sriram Panchu which chronicles, comments upon, and provides the context for some of the events in the unfolding saga of declaration of assets by judges, including the recent judgment …
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Judicial Profiles
Tehelka presents short profiles of the three judges who effected the change in the Supreme Court’s position on the ‘declaration of assets’. Their backgrounds make fascinating reading and underscore the need to pay greater attention …
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Continuing the exchange on Justice Bhat’s ‘Judges’ Assets’ judgment
This is a response to the stimulating thoughts offered by Tarunabh and Dhananjay on the ‘Judges’ Assets’ judgment delivered by Justice Bhat. Their thoughts are available in relation to this recent post by V. Venkatesan, …
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