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Constitution Bench to decide on RTI vs right to judicial immunity by J Venkatesan

‘Independence of Judiciary and right to free speech are of great value' A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will decide the conflict between the right of citizens to obtain information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the right to immunity enjoyed by the Judiciary not to disclose information pertaining to appointment of judges. A Bench comprising Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar on Friday referred to the...

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A bonfire of vanities

Politicians, business persons, civil servants, a range of professionals, including doctors and organisers of sports events, and even the Judiciary have been in the media spotlight on charges of corruption, nepotism, sleaze and worse. It was to be only a matter of time before the media and media professionals came under public scrutiny for similar acts of omission and commission. The expose on paid news content in the media was...

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Ending misuse of land acquisition laws by Ram Singh

Frequent and unrelenting protests against land acquisition seem to have compelled political parties to take the issue seriously. The Centre has promised to introduce a redrafted land acquisition Bill during the winter session of Parliament. As per official pronouncements, the Bill will provide for higher compensation to the affected parties. Besides, acquisition for private companies will be restricted to less than 30% of the total land required for the project. However,...

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Tributes paid to LC Jain by Gargi Parsai

Close associates and friends fondly remembered Gandhian social activist L.C. Jain at a prayer meeting held in his memory at the Gandhi Peace Foundation (GPC) here . The former High Commissioner and former Member of the Planning Commission passed away on Sunday after an illness. Separately the Planning Commission passed a resolution at a condolence meeting chaired by Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia recalling Mr. Jain's extraordinary services to the nation....

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Govt may exclude chief justice from RTI Act by Ruhi Tewari & Anuja

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government is considering changes to the Right to Information (RTI) Act to keep the chief justice of the Supreme Court out of its ambit, prompting protests against the move by those who see it as a dilution of the law. “The proposal includes...safeguarding the sensitivity of the office of the chief justice of India,” Prithviraj Chavan, outgoing minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions,...

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