The adage, “sunlight is the best disinfectant” is often used to delineate the need for disclosure of matters related to public interest through the Right to Information mechanism. The welcome ruling by a five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the office of the Chief Justice of India is a “public authority” under the RTI Act, as much as …
In response to some media reports on sexual harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi made by a former Supreme Court employee, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of the CJI, Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna held a special sitting today. The CJI, acknowledging the communications received from the Wire, Leaflet, Caravan and Scroll, said: "All I …
