The Delhi High Court Wednesday agreed to examine the issue whether a retired judge of the Supreme Court and the high court can be debarred from taking up arbitration work while holding a constitutional post.<\/p>\n
A bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the central government to make its stand clear on the issue by March 10.<\/p>\n
The court was hearing a public interest petition seeking its direction to prevent a retired judge, holding a constitutional post after retirement, from taking up arbitration cases.<\/p>\n
The petition, filed by NGO Common Cause, alleged that in violation of legal and ethical norms, retired judges, holding constitutional posts on various commissions, are taking up arbitration work.<\/p>\n
“Giving opinions in writing on a point in issue to be produced in a court of law is a violation of Article 124(7) of the constitution which prohibits a retired judge from acting or pleading before any court or tribunal,\u201d said advocate Prashant Bhushan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis petition also shows how retired judges holding constitutional, statutory posts or those who are chairpersons\/members of various commissions take up arbitration work in violation of established legal and ethical norms,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Such practice does a disservice to both the high offices these judges have held and the posts or body to which they have been appointed,\u201d Bhushan added<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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