New Delhi – The Supreme Court will listen to a special case on March 18 about complaints made against high court judges. The court had earlier put a pause on the Lokpal’s order, which allowed these complaints, because they found it very concerning for the independence of judges.
A group of three judges, led by Justices B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Abhay S Oka, will discuss this issue. The case began after an order was made by the Lokpal on January 27. When the Supreme Court reviewed it on February 20, they were troubled by the Lokpal’s actions and decided to stop it temporarily.
The Supreme Court also asked the government and Lokpal to provide responses, as well as the person who made the complaints against a high court judge. The Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, explained that high court judges should not be included under the Lokpal rules from 2013.
In this case, there were two complaints against an additional judge of the high court. The complaints claimed that the judge tried to influence another judge and helped a private company that was formerly his client while he was still a lawyer. The Lokpal decided to send the complaints to the Chief Justice of India for further guidance but made it clear that they haven’t looked into the complaints deeply yet. They also instructed the complainant to keep the judge’s name and the complaint private for now, acting carefully to protect the judge’s reputation.
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