Thursday, June 26, 2014

New government accused of interfering with judicial independence


Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) walks to speak with the media as he arrives to attend his first Parliament session in New Delhi June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
ReutersBY FRANK JACK DANIEL-NEW DELHI Thu Jun 26, 2014
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces accusations his government ran a campaign to block the appointment of a Supreme Court judge it believed was biased against it, fuelling a debate about judicial independence in the world's largest democracy.
New Government Accused of Interfering With Judicial Independence by Maria Anderson