Top Law News RTI queries on Balakrishnan’s assets pile up May 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s apex human rights body gets about 40 RTI queries a month. But of late, the number has shot up to almost 200. And a lot of them have to do with former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan’s assets. Balakrishnan is chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “The number of queries on […] Read more » assets Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission RTI
Top Law News Government can’t provide food to all: Chief Justice February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday said the government can’t be expected to provide food, education and healthcare to all but advocated relief to the deprived sections. Addressing the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference, he said while it was not possible to have access for everyone to everything, the needs of those below the poverty […] Read more » Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia
Top Law News Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes under RTI, rules Delhi High Court January 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said the Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes within the ambit of the RTI Act as the concept of judicial independence is not judge’s personal privilege but responsibility cast on the person. This is in sharp contrast […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI