Sealed Cover Jurisprudence – UPSC GS2
Context: The Supreme Court has criticized the government’s “sealed cover jurisprudence” in the courts. What is ‘Sealed Cover’ Jurisprudence? Sealed Cover Jurisprudence is a practice used by the Supreme Court and sometimes lower courts, of asking for or accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes that can only be accessed by judges. There is no …