"Dismissed": Supreme Court Won't Share Details Of Judges' Appointment Meet
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A petition had sought details of a Collegium meeting on December 12, 2018, on the appointment of two judges, which were never made public.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a request for details of a meeting of its top panel on the appointment of judges, declaring that these discussions cannot be revealed to the public.
"Whatever is discussed (in collegium meetings) shall not be in the public domain. Only the final decision needs to be uploaded," the Supreme Court said.
A petition had sought details of a Collegium meeting on December 12, 2018, on the appointment of two judges, which were never made public. The petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj, had sought the details under the Right To Information Act but it was denied, and she had challenged the decision.
The judges noted that the petitioner had "relied on articles" based on interviews by one of the judges present in that meeting.
