The Supreme Court has admitted the Centre's plea to review its judgement which had stipulated that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and state information commissions.

While admitting the plea today , a bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made it clear its verdict for appointment of people from judicial background in information commissions was not aimed at rehabilitating judges but to make information panels independent of the government's influnece.

The bench added the government appoint those persons in the commissions who are in its good book and asked as to how such favourites of government can pass orders against

The Centre had moved the apex court for review of its verdict saying it is against the provisions of the Right to Information Act.