Judges body to stand by tainted members
The association feels that judicial officers are facing difficulties because they are raising their demands.
Hyderabad: The All India Judges Association has decided to support member judicial officers who are facing charges of possessing disproportionate assets, besides condemning raids by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on judicial officers.
The association feels that judicial officers are facing difficulties because they are raising their demands.
Focusing on the recent raids on judicial officer Mr Vara Prasad, president of the Telangana state Judges’ Association, the association’s executive body committee members held a meeting at Abids on Sunday and took a decision to appeal before the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court against the charges attributed to Mr Prasad by the ACB.
The association unanimously resolved to make a representation to the Supreme Court and the High Court, mentioning that the ACB does not have any role to play against the judicial officers and if any allegations are made against them, the High Court vigilance department can conduct an inquiry and take disciplinary action according to law.
Association president Justice Rajendra Prasad and other members were reluctant to say whether the association supports the action against erring judicial officers. It bypassed the matter saying: “If complaints are entertained on trifling matters related to judicial officers and their orders, no one would feel protected and it would be difficult for them to discharge their duties.”
Interacting with journalists, the association president said: “The High Court and the Supreme Court will look into the cases of ACB on the judges. We cannot interfere on those issues, however, the All India Judges Association fights against the problems of the judges.”
Justice Rajendra Prasad expressed regret over functioning of the judicial system in the country. He said the British system is continuing in the country even after 70 years of Independence and said the Indian judicial system has remained unchanged since 1976.
Referring to the right of appeal that went right up to the Supreme Court, he said: “It is unfortunate that none of the lower court orders is respected in this country except for those of the Supreme Court. The judgments given by the lower courts are restricted to papers alone.”
Asking for the justification if someone is found guilty or innocent after 30 years of trial in criminal cases, he said no one was trying to set the judicial system right.