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- A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) said it would not accept a “confidential” submission from the Centre.
- This is held during on the disbursal of arrears to retired defence personnel under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.
- The CJI has repeatedly underlined the need for transparency in the functioning of the court.
- Sealed cover jurisprudence is the practice of seeking and accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes that can only be perused by judges.
- It has been followed by the Supreme Court in the past, and sometimes lower courts as well.
- This can happen in broadly two kinds of cases
- when the information is connected to an ongoing investigation and,
- when the information is personal or confidential in nature.
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