5th December, 2002
Ministry of Law & Justice  


SLACKNESS OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF HIGH COURTS


LOK SABHA

The Government has consulted the Supreme Court of India. The Court has informed regarding suggestions to root out corruption in judiciary as below:

"The Statement of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India is based on his perceptions which he has gathered from various sources or the publications at times in the newspapers. The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India has been trying to get even the minimum materials from the concerned Chief Justices of the High Courts in support of the allegations.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from Shri V. Vetriselvan in the Lok Sabha today.