Supreme Court slams Delhi High Court judge who said the CJI comes under Right to Information Act
Challenging the Delhi High Court order directing it to disclose assets of judges under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court today called it an “error in law” and an “academic” exercise.
It said all its judges had filed declaration of assets as per the 1997 resolution but the office of the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court registry were not one and the High Court “single judge erred in law in holding that all the information received by the CJI falls under the purview of the Act”.
The Supreme Court, filing an appeal okayed by Attorney General G E Vahanvati, called for setting aside the September 2 order of Justice S Ravindra Bhat.
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It said all its judges had filed declaration of assets as per the 1997 resolution but the office of the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court registry were not one and the High Court “single judge erred in law in holding that all the information received by the CJI falls under the purview of the Act”.
The Supreme Court, filing an appeal okayed by Attorney General G E Vahanvati, called for setting aside the September 2 order of Justice S Ravindra Bhat.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
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