Supreme Court judge's 'ant' remark during discussion on judicial transparency
Supreme Court judge's 'ant' remark during discussion on judicial transparency

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Supreme Court judge's 'ant' remark during discussion on judicial transparency
On misuse of livestreamed content, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed concern about sensationalisation of decontextualised fragments of oral observations made by judges, distorting public understanding of what had actually happened in court
Justice Bhuyan said the last three Collegium resolutions contain "no reasons whatsoever".
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the Supreme Court collegium's lack of transparency in judicial appointments. He noted that recent collegium resolutions provided no reasons for their decisions. This opacity, he argued, could allow unsuitable individuals to enter the judiciary. Citizens possess a right to know deliberations concerning judicial elevations and transfers. The JALDI report highlights varying transparency levels across India's higher courts.
Releasing a report on the Judicial Transparency Index, Justice Bhuyan said that not giving reasons is a disservice to many genuinely outstanding judges.
In another decision, the collegium has recommended transfer of two judges of the High Courts
The collegium’s recommendations came even as the institutional process on the allegations against Justice Sharma is still underway.