Protest against SC

A forum of former judges, lawyers and social activists have voiced their protest against the decision of the Supreme Court to move an appeal against a Delhi high court judgment regarding disclosure of assets of Supreme Court judges under the Right to Information Act.

A meeting of former judges and other luminaries of the legal fraternity was held at the residence of justice TU Mehta, former chief justice of Himachal Pradesh high court, on Friday evening.
The members, who attended the meeting, later passed a resolution objecting the decision and also formed a three-member committee to decide the future course of action."We have decided to form a three-member committee and they will forward a resolution to the Bar Associations in the state to protest the decision of the apex court," said Girish Patel, senior lawyer and human rights activist.

The committee consists of justice (retired) RA Mehta, Girish Patel and Kanan Dhruv.

"We believe that this action of the Supreme Court will undermine the authority, independence, credibility, legitimacy and dignity of the highest court of the country," the resolution said.

The resolution further said that it would not be in the interest of the highest ideals of justice for the highest court to be a petitioner and litigant before itself in a case involving own actions. "It will shake the confidence of the people in the highest court," the resolution said.