Justice Katju's revelation today about how a reputedly corrupt judge came to be appointed in the Chennai High Court, once again highlights the serious problems with the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.

BY Prashant Bhushan 20 July 2014

The CBI and the IB have been induced to act against Gopal Subramanium for taking a tough stand in the fake encounter cases in which Amit Shah, the blue eyed boy of Narendra Modi, has been chargesheeted

BY Shanti Bhushan 25 June 2014

A lot of mud was thrown at the Bhushans in the hope that at least some of it would stick — that an impression would remain that they were not as clean as people thought them to be. Here are the facts about various questions raised

BY Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms 24 April 2011

Letters to the President and Prime Minister of India asking them to make inquiries and initiate steps for removal of Justice Balakrishnan on multiple charges of serious misconduct from the post of chairmanship of the NHRC

BY Prashant Bhushan 3 April 2011

The Allahabad High Court's explanation for allegations against its Chief Justice favouring Mayawati in the Taj Corridor case attracts a rejoinder.

BY Prashant Bhushan 7 October 2010

While the reconstitution of the Dinakaran Inquiry Committee is welcome, it only underscores the need for a permanent full time and independent Judicial performance Commission as a Constitutional body

BY Prashant Bhushan 27 September 2010

Resolution passed at the 3rd National Convention on “Making the Judiciary Accountable and Responsive to the People”, 6th - 7th February 2010, Nehru Memorial Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi

BY Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms 7 February 2010

Full text of the letter to Vice President of India regarding the 3 member enquiry committee appointed to enquire into the motion for removal of Jusitce P.D. Dinakaran.

BY Prashant Bhushan 22 January 2010

Public disclosure of assets by judges is a welcome first step on the long and hard road to securing judicial accountability. Next step: a law making annual public declarations compulsory.

BY Prashant Bhushan 26 August 2009

Recent cases underline the need for independent Constitutional bodies for the appointment of judges as well as for investigating complaints against them. These cannot be in-house bodies of judges and must be completely independent of the judiciary as

BY Prashant Bhushan 20 January 2009