appointment of judges

Many connected to judiciary in one way or other understand 'Uncle Judges' issue and it was laudably highlighted by the Apex Court of this Country. It is in fact a very serious problem, but, finding a solution is not easy. There is an urgent need to look at the functioning of 'Higher Judiciary' and the judges of Superior Courts. The reason is very simple. Despite all the criticism, people still repose faith in Superior Courts in this Country and I strongly believe that Su.. Full Article

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan’s recent request to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to protect the judiciary from increasingly ‘‘intrusive’’ queries appears to have triggered an exercise to look for options to effect changes in the RTI Act. Following the CJI’s impassioned letter, which said questions asked by chronic litigants about the judiciary could erode its independence, the government has started looking into possible changesin the RTI Act, highly.. Full Article