https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43502 Public interest immunity over unpublished official records and Cabinet papers is not absolute; the Court may examine the claim by judicial review, including in camera inspection, and balance State confidentiality against the public interest in the administration of justice. Article 74(2) protects only the actual advice tendered by the Council of Ministers to the President, not every connected document in the file. On tribunal appointments, the executive may appoint a statutorily qualified member as President, and the Court will not interfere merely on allegations or comparative merit. The decision also stresses that rules and convention should support judicial independence and public confidence, with scope for inquiry into the Tribunal's functioning and possible amendment of the rules. en-us Fri, 14 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43502 Public interest immunity over unpublished official records and Cabinet papers is not absolute; the Court may examine the claim by judicial review, including in camera inspection, and balance State confidentiality against the public interest in the administration of justice. Article 74(2) protects only the actual advice tendered by the Council of Ministers to the President, not every connected document in the file. On tribunal appointments, the executive may appoint a statutorily qualified member as President, and the Court will not interfere merely on allegations or comparative merit. The decision also stresses that rules and convention should support judicial independence and public confidence, with scope for inquiry into the Tribunal's functioning and possible amendment of the rules. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 14 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43502