SC on collegium meeting: In its latest judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of the collegium meeting held in 2018. Resolution of the said meeting.
However, the petition was dismissed under the Right to Information Act. A bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice CT Ravikumar argued that only resolutions prepared and signed by all collegium members can be called final decisions.
It further said that tentative proposals prepared on discussion and consultation among the members cannot be said to be final unless signed by all of them. The bench said, “The collegium is a multi-member body whose ad hoc decisions cannot be brought into the public domain.”
The apex court refrained from commenting on the statement of the former judge.
According to the apex court, it cannot rely on media reports and interviews of a former member of the collegium and does not wish to comment on the statements made by the former judge.
In a resolution passed on January 10, 2019, the collegium, whose composition was changed due to the retirement of Justice MB Lokur, noted that in its meeting on December 12, 2018 only consultations were held on some names but no final decision was taken. ,
The top court delivered the verdict on a plea by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj against the Delhi High Court order dismissing her plea seeking agenda of the Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018, when there was an alleged dispute over the promotion of some Some decisions were taken. Supreme Court Judge.
(with inputs from agencies)