December 4, 2009 9:00 AM

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SC stays CIC's order on appointment of judges issue

Supreme Court today stayed the Central Information Commission's direction asking it to make public, information pertaining to appointment of three judges to the apex court by superseding senior judges. The apex court also stayed another CIC's order which had directed disclosure of communication between Chief Justice of India and Justice R Raghupathy of Madras High Court on alleged interference by a union minister in a sub-judice matter. The bench issued notice to the RTI applicant on whose plea the CIC had passed the direction. The Attorney General sought stay on the CIC's direction saying several important question of law arise in the matter which required urgent hearing. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for RTI applicant was present in the court when the matter came up.

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