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Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times - Times of India - Times of India - Times of India - Tehelka (Cover Page) - Instead of helping Shopkeepers, he made his sons rich - Tehelka Aug 12-18, 2007 |
Outlook The case of former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal presents disquieting facts that have very disturbing implications about the integrity of our judiciary in the highest places, argue a group of eminent citizens. Contempt of Justice- pdf (84.3 KB) |
Abhi India; Aug 6,2007 - pdf (423 KB) |
Press Conference was organised to highlight a grave case of Judicial Misconduct at the Apex of the Indian Judiciary. It disclosed how the then Chief Justice of India who had spearheaded the sealing drive was mired in serious conflict of interest in as much as his sons were deeply involved in the business of shopping malls and commercial complexes who stood to benefit from this sealing drive. It was addressed by Shri Shanti Bhushan, former Union Law Minister, Mr. Bhaskar Rao, Chairman, Centre for Media Studies, and Mr. Prashant Bhushan, advocate, Supreme Court among other. The Press Conference was attended by 40 news agencies and 80 participants. |
Campaign Website Launched in Hyderabad |
Former Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, Dr V. S. Ramadevi inaugurated the website of CJAR. All participants were exhorted to contribute regularly to the website and use it as a tool to further the campaign for judicial accountability and reforms. (photo) |
The Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad (ASCI) joined the Centre for Media Studies, Delhi (CMS), which is one of the key constituents of the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reforms (CJAR), in organising a one – day seminar on the Judicial Reforms in Hyderabad on June 20, 2007 held at Bella Vista campus of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) on Rajbhavan Road , Hyderabad. Hyderabad Declaration - pdf (69.7 KB); Concept note - pdf (184 KB); and (photos) |
On 10-11 March 2007, the First People’s Convention on Judicial Accountability & Reforms and was organised at New Delhi . Attended by over 200 people, the meeting saw active participation of representatives of civil society organisations, eminent jurists, lawyers and concerned individuals. |
| The judicial system of the country, far from being an instrument for protecting the rights of the weak and oppressed, has become an instrument of harassment of the common people of the country. |
For establishing the National Judicial Council to undertake preliminary investigation and inquire into allegations of misbehaviour or incapacity of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and to regulate the procedure for such investigation, inquiry and proof, and for imposing minor measures; and for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President and for matters connected therewith. Judges Inquiry Bill sparks a row - pdf (7.25 KB) |
TV journalist been asked to apologise for carrying a sting operation exposing the corruption in judiciary.
Media Overreached - pdf (6.9 KB) |
| Lakshmanan was embroiled in a controversy last March when he broke down in the court and refused to hear the disproportionate assets case against the then UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav saying he has received an anonymous letter containing certain allegations and was under pressure. |
Former chief justice Y K Sabharwal’s sons are in partnership with mall developers and multi-national companies which stand to benefit from the sealing drive launched under him. Mid Day articles - Lift kara de -pdf (74.3 KB) ; It all squares up -pdf (80 KB); Shock anger -pdf (100 KB) Injustice - pdf (187 KB) ; Gol Mall Hai - pdf (162 KB) Affidavits filed …Tayal….Vitusha |
| Appointment of Justice Ashok Kumar as a permanent Judge of Chennai High Court has been challeged in Supreme Court. News articles - Times of India -pdf (6.93 KB) ; The Hindu -pdf (10.0 KB) The SC order -pdf (7.9 KB) |
| An Initiative has been taken to institute informal judicial system at the village level. These courts will not be constraints by following the CCP and the EA and deal with the case involving claims/offences punishable upto 1 lakh. Gram Nyalayas Bill, 2007 - pdf (177 KB) 114 LC Gram Nyayalya - pdf (8.22 MB) |
| Appeal filed by the Union of India against the order of CIC in the case of Shri SC Aggarwal who filed an RTI application to the President’s Secretariat and Dept of Justice, Union of India to get the information on the appointment of the Justice Vijendra Jain as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court. He was refused the information and later filed an appeal to CIC wherein the CIC allowed the appeal and asked the Union of India to give the information. The Union of India moved to the Delhi High Court on the grounds that the Dept of Justice is in fiduciary relationship with the collegium of judges and will not be able to give such information to the third party. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of Shri SC Aggarwal for the vacation of the stay. |
Chief Information Commission passed a favourable order to reduces the Right to information aplication fees from Rs 500 to Rs 50 in High Court Information deaprtment. |
There was a time when the Courts in India , particularly the Supreme Court waxed eloquent about the “Right to Information”, being a part of the Constitutionally enshrined right to speech and expression. Thus, while rejecting the government’s claim of privilege on the Blue book containing the security instructions for the Prime Minister in Indira Gandhi’s case, the Court said, “In a government of responsibility like ours, where all the agents of the public must be responsible for their conduct, there can be but few secrets. The people of this country have a right to know every public act, everything, that is done in a public way by their public functionaries.” |
The appointment of Justice S.Ashok Kumar as a permanent judge of the Madras High Court has raised eyebrows in legal circles. Justice Kumar had been on probation for almost four years when the outer limit within which a judge is supposed to be confirmed is two years. The writ petition has been filed to challenge his appointment. |
| A Transparency International report released on Thursday says that 77 per cent of respondents in a survey in India believe the judiciary is corrupt. |
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