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Lobby targeting judiciary via sponsored articles: SC judge
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- Justice Arun Mishra of the Supreme Court stood his grounds and said “sponsored” articles and critical social media posts had steeled his resolve to not buckle under and recuse himself as lead judge of a Constitution Bench reviewing his own past judgment.
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- Part of Constitution Bench set up to examine the contentious issue regarding the interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
- Verdict Under Review:
(1) Reviewing the majority judgment given by Justice Mishra on February 8, 2018, countering a 2014 judgment of the Supreme Court.
(2) Fear of Predisposition:Petitioners said with Justice Mishra, in bench,the judgement may be predisposed to decide in favour of his own earlier view as being correct.
(3) Lobby targeting judiciary via sponsored articles: The judge said he had decided to stay on the Bench to thwart such attempts against the judiciary
Sources
The Hindu