{"id":57644,"date":"2019-09-23T18:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57644"},"modified":"2019-09-23T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T12:41:45","slug":"judges-should-possess-sterling-quality-of-integrity-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/judges-should-possess-sterling-quality-of-integrity-supreme-court","title":{"rendered":"Judges should possess sterling quality of integrity: Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/missing-llm-student-found-in-rajasthan-supreme-court-asks-police-to-bring-her-to-court-will-interact-with-her-in-chambers\/download-27-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?fit=296%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"296,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (27)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?fit=296%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?resize=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?w=296&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-27-1.jpg?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a>The judiciary is an institution founded on honesty and integrity, the Supreme Court has said, reasserting that it is necessary judicial officers possess the &#8220;sterling quality of integrity&#8221; to be able to serve the public.<\/p>\n<p>It made the observation while refusing to show any leniency to a Maharashtra-based judicial magistrate, who had challenged his 2004 dismissal from service following allegation he passed orders in favour of the clients of a woman lawyer he had a &#8220;proximate relationship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Impeccable integrity should be reflected both in the public and personal life of a judge, the top court said, and added judicial officers must always remember they hold high office and serve the public.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said the petitioner did not live up to the &#8220;expectations of integrity, behaviour and probity&#8221; and no leniency can be shown to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hence, we find no merit in the appeal, which is accordingly dismissed,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner was appointed as a judicial magistrate in March 1985.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2001, he was put under suspension and dismissed in January 2004.<\/p>\n<p>He challenged his dismissal in the Bombay High Court but his plea was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>He then moved the apex court, which issued a notice on his plea limited to the question of the quantum of punishment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this case, the officer decided the cases because of his proximate relationship with a lady lawyer and not because the law required him to do so. This is also gratification of a different kind,&#8221; the bench said, explaining that gratification can be of various types.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It can be gratification of money, gratification of power, gratification of lust etc,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The bench said the first and foremost quality required in a judge is integrity. Being a public servant, judicial officers should always remember they are there to serve the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The need for integrity in the judiciary is much higher than in other institutions. The judiciary is an institution whose foundations are based on honesty and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is, therefore, necessary that judicial officers should possess the sterling quality of integrity,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>A judge is judged not only by his quality of judgments but also by the quality and purity of his character,&#8221; the apex court said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One who stands in judgments over others should be incorruptible. That is the high standard which is expected of judges,&#8221; it said in its verdict.<\/p>\n<p>If a judicial officer decides a matter for any &#8220;extraneous reasons&#8221;, he is not performing his duty in accordance with law, the bench added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judiciary is an institution founded on honesty and integrity, the Supreme Court has said, reasserting that it is necessary judicial officers possess the &#8220;sterling quality of integrity&#8221; to be able to serve the public. 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