Supreme Court rejects RTI plea in search of in-house panel report in cash discovery row


The RTI plea moreover requested copies of communications despatched by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regards to the matter.

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court administration has turned down a Right to Information (RTI) request in search of entry to the report prepared by a committee appointed by the apex courtroom docket, which had indicted Allahabad High Court select Justice Yashwant Varma in reference to the present cash restoration controversy.

The RTI plea moreover requested copies of communications despatched by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regards to the matter. However, the courtroom docket administration denied the request, citing the confidential nature of these communications and the possibility that disclosure may infringe on parliamentary privileges.

Earlier this month, former CJI Khanna had submitted the committee’s report, along with Justice Varma’s response, to every the President and the Prime Minister. The accountability now lies with the chief and Parliament to search out out the following steps.

As per the in-house strategy of the judiciary, the CJI initiates communication with the President and Prime Minister for potential impeachment if a select fails to resign after being advised to take motion.

On May 8, the Supreme Court confirmed in an announcement: “The Chief Justice of India, in terms of the in-house procedure, has written to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India enclosing therewith a copy of the three-member committee report dated May 3, along with the letter/response dated May 6 received from Justice Yashwant Varma.”

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