Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers
| Number of Complaints Disposed of by the Chief Justice and the Court Leaders |
Nature of Complaints |
2019 Total
|
| 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 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
| Chief Judge of the High Court |
38 |
0 |
2 |
NA |
40 |
| Chief District Judge |
14 |
0 |
2 |
NA |
16 |
| Chief Magistrate |
2971 |
0 |
6 |
NA |
303 |
| Sub-total |
353 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
368 |
| Notes: |
| 1. |
Includes 240 complaints relating to the judicial decision of one court case. |
| 2. |
The total number of cases filed in 2019 is 513,148. |
| 3. |
Complaints related to judicial conduct can be broadly classified according to their nature. Among complaints on judicial conduct above, 2 cases are related to attitude and behavior in court, 4 cases are related to handling of actual proceedings in court, and 4 cases are related to mixed nature. |
| 4. |
There is no justified case among the complaints above. |
Last Update Date : 26-02-2020