Collegium Unanimously Decided Not To Disclose Reasons For Decisions To Protect Candidates' Future Prospects : CJI BR Gavai
Outgoing Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai today stated that the Supreme Court Collegium had unanimously decided not to publish any reasons regarding the decisions.He made the remark in response to a question on why the Collegium's recent resolutions contained only mechanical statements without any accompanying reasons.CJI Gavai said that disclosing reasons could cause prejudice to a...
Outgoing Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai today stated that the Supreme Court Collegium had unanimously decided not to publish any reasons regarding the decisions.
He made the remark in response to a question on why the Collegium's recent resolutions contained only mechanical statements without any accompanying reasons.
CJI Gavai said that disclosing reasons could cause prejudice to a candidate's future prospects. He added that the decision was taken to protect the careers of younger candidates, and therefore the Collegium resolved that no details would be placed in the public domain.
Earlier, the Collegium resolutions published on the Supreme Court's website used to contain the reasons. However, now, only bare statements regarding the Collegium's final decisions are published.
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