CJI Office now Under RTI (2019)

In November 2019, Supreme Court in lieu of promoting transparency in judicial administration has decided to bring in the office of CJI under the ambit of RTI Act.

  • A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court while upholding a 2010 judgment of the Delhi High Court, which ruled that office of the CJI comes under the purview of RTI, said transparency doesn’t undermine judicial independence.