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The <keyword id="6354977" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="Orion">Supreme Court</keyword> on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to disclose details under the Right to Information (RTI) of a collegium meeting in which decisions were taken regarding the elevation of judges to the <keyword id="6356229" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="apex-court" source="Orion">apex court</keyword>. A bench headed by Justice M.R. Shah said, "Only a resolution drawn and signed by all the collegium members can be said to be the final decision..." The bench added that "it is to be noted that final decision is taken by the collegium only after due consultation and during the consultation some decision takes place, but no final decision is taken and no resolution is drawn, it cannot be said that a final decision is taken by the collegium". "Collegium is a multi-member body whose decision embodies into the resolution that may be formally drawn up and signed...," said the bench, adding that only the final decision was required to be uploaded on the Supreme Court's website. It further added that whatever was discussed in the collegium was not required to be put out in the public domain, that too under the RTI Act. The top court judgment came on a petition by activist <keyword id="221607" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="anjali-bhardwaj" source="Orion">Anjali Bhardwaj</keyword> against the Delhi High Court order, which dismissed her plea seeking apex court collegium's agenda in connection with a meeting held on December 12, 2018 when certain decisions were purportedly taken on the elevation of some judges to the apex court. On December 2, the Supreme Court, taking a dig at retired judges, said, "It has become a fashion for them to comment about earlier decisions taken by the collegium, and the existing collegium system should not be derailed on the basis of statements of some busybody". The apex court emphasized that the collegium was the most transparent institution. The bench said that it did not want to comment on what a few former apex court judges, who were once members of the Supreme Court Collegium, were now saying about the mechanism. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioner RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, said Justice Madan Lokur, former apex court judge, who was part of the Supreme Court Collegium in 2018, had said that one of the decisions, should have been uploaded on the Supreme Court website. The bench said, "Nowadays, it has become a fashion to comment upon earlier decisions (of the collegium) made when they (former judges) were part of the collegium". It further added, "We don't want to say anything on their comments". The collegium, which was headed by then CJI <keyword id="245445" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ranjan-gogoi" source="Orion">Ranjan Gogoi</keyword> and comprising four senior-most judges Justices Lokur, A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde, and N.V. Ramana took certain decisions regarding the appointment of judges. However, details were not uploaded on the website. In January 2019, the collegium revisited the decisions "in the light of additional materials". SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/paytm-board-to-consider-share-buyback-proposal-on-december-13/articleshow/96101460.cms">Paytm board to consider share buyback proposal on December 13</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sensex-nifty50-open-in-the-green-paytm-rises-on-buyback-proposal-hcl-tech-declines/articleshow/96101305.cms">Sensex, Nifty50 open in the green – Paytm rises on buyback proposal, HCL Tech declines</a>

Collegium discussions can't be put out in public domain through RTI: SC

New Delhi, Apr 19 () Information about money received under various relief funds to fight COVID-19, including the newly constituted PM-CARES Fund, and its disbursal should be proactively put in the public domain for scrutiny, a voluntary organisation said in a letter to the chief information commissioner (CIC) on Sunday. 'Satark Nagrik Sangathan' said for millions of people, government schemes and programs related to food distribution, health care, disbursal of wages and pensions are the only lifelines at a time when there has been large scale and sudden loss of livelihood. "Transparency in the functioning of these programs is key to ensure that people are able to access their rights," it said in a letter to CIC Bimal Julka. The organisation said in order to cope with the crisis, it is crucial that all relevant information related to relief measures announced by the Centre and state governments be widely disseminated. "Without transparency, these measures are unlikely to be successful," the letter from activists Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri on behalf of 'Satark Nagrik Sangathan' said. In the letter, the activists urged the transparency watchdog to ensure that information must be made available on government websites and widely disseminated through SMS, WhatsApp, public announcements and at points of disbursal such as ration shops, banks, hospitals, etc. because of restrictions on people's mobility during the lockdown. "Information about money received and disbursed under various relief funds, including the PM CARES fund and the Lt. Governor/Chief Minister Relief Fund, must also be pro-actively disclosed to enable public scrutiny. Effective dissemination of relevant information is essential to ensure money is spent on the most pressing priority needs during the current crisis," the letter said. Section 4 of the Right to Information Act mandates the government to proactively put as much information in the public domain as possible to increase transparency. The activists appreciated the commission for conducting hearings pertaining to pending RTI appeals and complaints during the lockdown period through audio and video-conferencing. "During the period of the lockdown, we urge you to prioritise cases dealing with information related to life and liberty of citizens, especially matters regarding food distribution, social security, health and COVID 19-related matters. These appeals and complaints must be taken up first in a time-bound manner by the CIC for hearing and disposal," they said. The RTI Act clause pertaining to life and liberty asks a public authority to disclose information within 48 hours. ABS SNESNE

Put info about money received under relief funds to fight COVID-19 in public domain: NGO to CIC

New Delhi, Apr 21 () The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to consider the contents of a PIL which has sought direction to central as well as the state governments to "jointly and severally" ensure payments of minimum wages to all migrant workers who are suffering during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B R Gavai, through video conferencing, was hearing the PIL filed by activists Harsh Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj seeking enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have allegedly been left without work or food following the lockdown. "This Petition is filed...seeking inter alia, to direct Central Government and the State Government to jointly and severally ensure payments of wages/minimum wages to all the migrant workers within a week," the bench noted in its order. The bench took into consideration the materials and the contentions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the activists, and said, "We call upon the respondent-Union of India to look into such material and take such steps as it finds fit to resolve the issues raised in the petition". It disposed of the PIL. Bhushan said the PIL is seeking a direction to the Centre and states to "jointly and severally" ensure payments of minimum wages to all migrant workers within a week and alleged that despite governmental measures, thousands of labourers still lack access to basic amenities. He said that studies conducted by NGOs indicate that there are several areas where the aid is not reaching to the migrant workers. The law officer, referring to the status report, submitted that various measures are in place to address the issues concerning the migrant workers and helpline number has been provided to report on the implementation at the ground level.He said that whenever any complaint with regard to food and other things is received, the authorities take action immediately. Bhushan, on the other hand, said that a study has been conducted on many such workers and around 96 per cent has not received ration from the government and they have not been paid any money . The law officer said many NGOs have been helping poor people during the need of this hour along with the government and asked cannot the petitioners help such workers in any other way besides filing PILs. Bhushan said there were more than four crore migrant workers in the country and 15 lakhs of them have been put in crowded shelter homes and it made mockery of the system. The government has recognised the need for payment to these workers by asking the private employers to pay their workers, but most of the employers do no have have money to pay. The PIL has sought enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have been left without work or food following the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. The plea said that fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution needs to be enforced for migrant workers who are severely affected by the lockdown ordered by the government on March 24. SJK ABA MNL SA

SC asks Centre to consider PIL seeking minimum wages for migrant workers during lockdown

New Delhi, Apr 7 () Over 22,000 government-run relief camps are functional in 578 districts of the country to provide shelter and food to needy citizens during 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The Centre stated this in its status report in response to the PIL filed by activists Harsh Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj, seeking enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have been left without work or food following the lockdown. The report, filed by additional secretary Gyanesh Kumar of Ministry of Home Affairs, gave facts and figures on relief camps, shelter homes and food camps run by several state governments and NGOs and said several lakhs of needy people are getting food and shelter in such centres. Seeking dismissal of the PIL, the Centre said that all stakeholders are working in coordination and taking "pro-active and pre-emptive steps" to deal with the situations. "The Central Government has taken pro-active and pre-emptive steps to first deal with the emergent priority existing then viz. containing the spread of Corona Virus in the country. "As compared to the position in several parts of the world, the proactive, continuously monitored and pre-emptive steps taken by the Central Government and all the State Government have been successful and the spread of virus is at its minimum," the report said. It said that in 578 districts of the country, 22,567 relief camps are run by governments and 3,909 by several NGOs and in them, over one crore needy citizens have taken shelter and are getting food also. The report also said that over 17,000 food camps are operational in the country and people get food there. It also said over 15 lakh people have been given shelter and food by their respective employers during this lockdown. "I state that while it is the responsibility of the Central Government and all State Governments to ensure protection of every section of this society, which the Central Government and all State Governments are discharging scrupulously, the present petition may not be entertained ...," the MHA officer said. It said the PIL was "bereft of any facts and is based on some newspaper reports". The Centre and all state governments are doing their best strategizing all human resources and other resources to come out of this unprecedented global crisis, it said adding that during this "unprecedented crisis", such a plea should not be entertained. The apex court, while deferring the hearing on the PIL to April 13, observed that it was not an "expert" body to deal with health and management issues of migrant workers during the 21-day nationwide lockdown. The bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the response of the government that it was monitoring the situation and has set up helpline number for helping the poor workers. Earlier, the Centre had told the Supreme Court that it has taken steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic due to which its spread was so far contained but fake news, causing serious panic, is the "single most unmanageable hindrance" in the management of this challenge. SJK MNL ABA SA

Over 22K govt relief camps functional in country to help needy citizens, Centre informs SC

New Delhi, Apr 7 () The Supreme Court Tuesday said it was not an "expert" body on dealing with health and management issues of migrant workers arising from the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic and would rather ask the government to set up helpline for the needy.A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices S K Kaul and Deepak Gupta, through video conferencing, was hearing the plea filed by two civil rights activists seeking enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have been left without work or food following the lockdown. The bench, which had earlier issued notice to the Centre on the PIL, took note of the response of the government that it was monitoring the situation and has set up helpline number for helping the poor workers."We do not plan to supplant the wisdom of the government with our wisdom. We are not experts in health or management and will ask the government to create a helpline for complaints," the bench said while fixing the PIL for further hearing on April 13.The bench also said it cannot take a "better policy decision" at this stage and moreover, it also does not want to interfere with the policy decisions for next ten-fifteen days. At the outset, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for activists Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj, said that more than 4 lakh migrant workers were living in shelter homes and this made mockery of distancing which is necessary to fight COVID-19 pandemic."If they are kept in shelter homes and then even if one person has Coronavirus they all get it. They should be allowed to go back to their own homes. Families need money for survival because they are dependant on the wages," Bhushan said. He said that more than 40 per cent such workers did not try to migrate and are living in their own homes in the cities and they do not have money to buy food.The bench said that it has been told that such workers are being provided with meals in shelter homes and asked as to why they needed money for buying food.They are not all in shelter homes. They do not just need food in the shelter homes and they needed money to send to their families back home, the lawyer said.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre said that the government was "on top of the situation" and it was looking into complaints recieved.The call centre has been set up. The Home Ministry and the Minister have been monitoring the helpline, the law officer said.The bench, during the hearing, said the courts cannot monitor the complaints that the foods in ome shelter homes are not edibleThe PIL has sought enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have been left without work or food following the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.The plea said that fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution needs to be enforced for migrant workers who are severely affected by the lockdown ordered by the government on March 24."The order for which no prior intimation was given, created a panic across the country and led to the instantaneous loss of jobs and wages of millions of migrant workers employed in establishments across India or self-employed as street vendors, rickshaw pullers, domestic house helps, petty job workers, etc. This led to the large scale exodus of these migrant workers to their home towns," the plea said.The petition, filed through Bhushan, said that the sudden announcement of lockdown led to migrant workers crowding in large numbers of many thousands at bus terminals, railway stations and inter-state borders to find their way home, potentially exposing them to the virus and escalating the risk of its spread."Due to the lockdown the workers cannot travel to their place of work and many of these establishments are small businesses that have been forced to shut down and hence employers will not be able to pay these wages. Besides majority of these migrant workers are self-employed."The order ignores the harsh realities that workers have to persistently face in cities that is further compounded when a lockdown order deprives them of their job, daily wages and hence means of survival, thus violating their Article 21 rights," the plea said.The lockdown has precipitated an unprecedented humanitarian crisis especially among the class of migrant workers and it is the central and state governments that have to take adequate measures in accordance with National and State plans drawn out under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, under the guidance of the advisory committees they are mandated to constitute, to deal with this epidemic, it said.The petition sought direction to the central and state governments to jointly and severally ensure payments of wages/ minimum wages to all the migrant workers within a week, whether employed by other establishments, contractors or self-employed, as they are unable to work and earn wages, during the period of the lockdown.It also sought direction to them to immediately activate National and State Advisory Committees of experts in the field of disaster management and public health.Besides, it sought direction to them for preparing national and state disaster management plans for dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic, taking into account all relevant aspects, mitigation measure, their possible costs and consequences as required under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. 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COVID-19: SC says 'not an expert body' on health, management issues of migrant workers

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