The state unit of All India Lawyer's Union (AILU) on Sunday demanded the constitution of a national judicial commission and decided to send a proposal to this effect to the law ministry.
In a meeting held under the chairmanship of its state president Balwant Singh, the union discussed the issue and said judicial commission was a need of the hour in order to completely abolish corruption prevalent in judiciary.
The members unanimously condemned the efforts of the Central government to give special status to judicial officials. Saeed Naqvi, advocate and general secretary of the union, said: "Judges (declaration of assets and liabilities) Bill 2009 was presented in Rajya Sabha by the Central government on August 3, 2009. Section 6 of the bill had given a special status to judicial officers. According to the provision, nobody could ask them to disclose their assets except for the chief justice." He said it was wrong as they were no different from any other person and hence in the purview of right to information. The members also condemned efforts to exclude judges from the Right To Information Act.
