Supreme Court 'Denies Information Leak' On In-house Proceedings

In the release, the apex court said that it never releases information about confidential 'in-house procedures'.

Supreme Court of India. (File Photo/ Getty)

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday released an official statement rejecting claims of being the "source of information" for certain media reports about complaints against justices and a possible action to be taken by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde. In the release, the apex court said that it never leaks information (to public or press) regarding "confidential" and "in-house procedures". The official statement by Supreme Court comes after recent media reports which quoted 'Supreme Court sources' for probable actions taken by the CJI on complaint of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy against some judges of the higher judiciary. "Media has recently been reporting about complaints making insinuations against members of the higher judiciary, and the action likely to be taken by the Chief Justice of India," the release stated. The statement also referred to the use of apex court as the source to lend credibility to such news reports and said the 'in-house procedures' to deal with complaints against judges of higher judiciary was wholly "confidential in nature" and it never releases such an information. "Supreme Court is being quoted as the source of the information. It is clarified once and for all that inquiries under the 'In-house Procedure' being totally and wholly confidential in nature, Supreme Court never releases information in matters incidental thereto," the statement said. The statement by top court came soon after Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy had written to CJI Bobde alleging that Justice Ramana was using his clout at AP High Court to favour the opposition Telugu Desam Party. Reddy had accused Justice Ramana of swaying judicial appointments in the State courts, which could have become significant in changing decisions in favour of TDP leaders who have corruption cases against them in various courts.