The appeal filed by the Supreme Court against the of the decision of the Central Information Commission in the judges’ assets declaration case has been discussed on this blog here and here. In this article …
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Profile: Subhash Chandra Agrawal
Subhash Chandra Agrawal is an ordinary man with extraordinary determination. His RTI appeal to the CIC resulted in the latter’s direction to the CPIO, Supreme Court, to share the information sought by him on the …
Continue readingJudicial Pay and Performance
That judges are not well paid is a commonly aired grievance and was cited as the reason for the recent hike in judges’ salaries approved by the Union Cabinet. A similar complaint has been repeatedly …
Continue readingA landmark decision from the CIC
The Central Information Commission’s decision in Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. Supreme Court of India, delivered on January 6 is a serious indictment of the Court’s stand on the extent to which RTI Act is applicable …
Continue readingTackling corruption in the higher judiciary: Interesting developments
Almost from the time of its inception, contributors to this blog have focused on the issue of corruption in the higher judiciary at regular intervals. This post from three years ago seems particularly ironic now, …
Continue readingFurther commentary on the Aravali Golf Club ruling
I thank Mr. Venkatesan for drawing my attention to pieces by two legal jurists in today’s papers that adopt a critical perspective on the Mathur-Katju bench ruling. In some ways they echo points already made …
Continue readingThe aftermath of the Aravali Golf club ruling and an analysis of some of the initial commentary
TR Andhyarujina (who, as noted in this post, has written insightfully about PIL in the past) has an excellent column in today’s Indian Express which provides an objective assessment of the much-discussed ruling in the …
Continue readingA fresh round in the internal debate within the Supreme Court over the limits of Judicial activism
Today’s newspapers are devoting considerable attention to a recent decision of a division bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justices AP Mathur and Markandey Katju. This is how the news-item in the Indian Express …
Continue readingHarish Khare on what constitutional actors within India can learn from recent events in Pakistan
This post continues the theme addressed in the previous one. Harish Khare , the political editor of the Hindu, has a stimulating and provocative piece in today’s issue where he begins by commenting on the …
Continue readingJudges’ Tenure: Need for rethinking
Can we find remedy for the ills of our judiciary by changing the tenure of Judges of Higher Judiciary? This article in Deccan Herald here argues that it can make a difference. And I tend …
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