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.