THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY BILL, 2010

DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING
COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW
THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY BILL, 2010
AND JUSTICE INVITES SUGGESTIONS ON
THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY BILL, 2010 


Last Date of submitting Memorandum : 24th January, 2011


The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 introduced in Lok
Sabha on 1st December, 2010 and pending therein, has been referred to the
Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel,
Public Grievances, Law and Justice, headed by Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan,
Member, Rajya Sabha for examination and report.
2. The Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 was enacted with a view to lay down a
procedure for removal, for proved misbehavior or incapacity, of Judges of
the High Courts and the Supreme Court by way of address of the Houses of
Parliament to the President.  There is, however, no legal provision at present
for dealing with complaints filed by  the public against Judges of the High
Courts and the Supreme Court.  The  need for a statutory mechanism to
address complaints of the public in this regard has been felt to bring greater
transparency in the judiciary.
3. The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 seeks to repeal
the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, while retaining its basic features and aims to
achieve the objectives of creating a statutory mechanism for enquiring into
individual complaints against Judges  of the High Courts and the Supreme
Court and recommending appropriate action, enabling declaration of assets
and liabilities of Judges and laying down the judicial standards to be
                                                                                                        
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