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Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers
| Number of Complaints Disposed of by the Chief Justice and the Court Leaders |
Nature of Complaints |
2018 Total
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| Judicial / Statutory Decision |
Judicial Conduct |
Both Judicial / Statutory Decision and Judicial Conduct |
Dissatisfaction with the Court Leader’s handling and / or findings of the original complaints |
| Chief Justice |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
14 |
| Chief Judge of the High Court |
38 |
0 |
2 |
NA |
40 |
| Chief District Judge |
15 |
0 |
2 |
NA |
17 |
| Chief Magistrate |
27 |
3 |
20 |
NA |
50 |
| Sub-total |
85 |
3 |
24 |
9 |
121 |
| Notes: |
| i. |
The total number of cases filed in 2018 is 502,340. |
| ii. |
Complaints related to judicial conduct can be broadly classified according to their nature. Among complaints on judicial conduct above, 6 cases are related to attitude and behavior in court, 15 cases are related to handling of actual proceedings in court, and 6 cases are related to mixed nature. |
| iii. |
There is no justified case among the complaints above. |
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