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CJI office — collegium recommendations & resolutions
Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) · 2019-11-13 · (2020) 5 SCC 481 · ★ Landmark
Collegium's final resolutions disclosable; internal deliberative records subject to §8(1)(j) balancing.
Case details
| Court | Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-11-13 |
| Citation | (2020) 5 SCC 481 |
| Bench | Ranjan Gogoi, N.V. Ramana, D.Y. Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta, Sanjiv Khanna |
| Petitioner | CPIO Supreme Court |
| Respondent | Subhash Chandra Agarwal |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(j) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Collegium resolutions announced are public; internal files protected under §8(1)(j) subject to public-interest balancing.
Ratio decidendi
As a limb of the 2019 Constitution-Bench ruling, the Court held that the collegium's final resolutions (recommendations, transfer orders) are disclosable. Internal files and the reasoning of individual judges remain personal information under §8(1)(j) subject to the public-interest test.
Keywords
collegium, judicial appointments, §8(1)(j), CJI office
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