Justice D Y Chandrachud bats for disclosure of information on judges` appointment
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI: The Collegium is "a victim of its own birth pangs", Justice D Y Chandrachud of the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while batting for disclosure of information on appointment of judges to higher judiciary. Justice Chandrachud, who was part of a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi which held that office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority and falls within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, said that judicial independence entails the ability of judges to adjudicate and decide cases without the fear of retribution. In a separate but concurring 113-page verdict, he said judicial independence and ability of judges to...