With the Delhi high court ruling that the office of the Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, a long-drawn-out debate will now hopefully find amicable resolution. The ruling of the three-judge bench was on an appeal by the Supreme Court registry against the high court’s single-judge verdict in September. The challenge to the September verdict was that such liberal interpretation of the...
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CJI's office comes under RTI ambit: Delhi HC
In a landmark verdict against the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the office of the Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the Right to Information law, saying judicial independence is not a judge's privilege but a responsibility cast upon him. The 88-page judgment is being seen as a personal setback to CJI K G Balakrishnan, who has been opposed to disclosure of...
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The Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld its single bench order that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and details of judges assets should be revealed under that. A bench comprising Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justices S. Muralidhar and Vikramjeet Sen said, "Higher the judiciary, higher is the accountability towards the public at large". Emphasising the importance of...
More »Medical degree in 3.5-year for rural docs by Dhananjay Mahapatra
A medical degree in 3-1/2 years? This could soon be a reality with the health ministry and Medical Council of India (MCI) planning a shorter medical degree for rural students who would exclusively serve the rural populace. The hinterland, where few doctors want to serve, could soon have a dedicated corps of medical practitioners drawn from among students raised in rural areas. After incentives failed to lure doctors to practise...
More »Poor kids must sit with rich kids: HC by Utkarsh Anand
The concept of a “parallel” school for children from “weaker sections” of the society evoked strong words of reproach from the Delhi High Court on Wednesday as it pulled up Sanskriti School, primarily catering to children of senior bureaucrats, for making sub-classes even in education. “What do you mean by a parallel school?” a Division Bench of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar asked. “The children of...
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