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SC dismisses petition for SIT probe in bribery case
Context
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed seeking a Special Investigation Team probe in the medical college bribery case as an effort to “create ripples” within the apex court
What is the significance of CJAR?
- The Campaign for Judicial Accountability & Judicial Reforms(CJAR) is a response of people’s movements, and all organizations and individuals working on public interest issues to a judicial system that has become unaccountable, inaccessible and insensitive to the poor.
What is the verdict?
- The court indicated that it was leaning in favour of bringing a quietus to the issue, saying goodwill should prevail.
- The 38-page judgment drew largely from past verdicts of the Supreme Court dealing with “scandalous allegations” against judges.
- Judges are not responsible for “corridor” rumours. Recusal of a judge cannot be sought in such instances on the ground of conflict of interest.
- It is entirely the judge’s prerogative to take cognisance under the Contempt of Court Act and punish a “person who is unscrupulously trying to influence the decision-making or indulging in malpractices,”
- The verdict again referred to a past judgment where contempt was drawn against an advocate for “mudslinging” at the Supreme Court
