Judges Must Act With Dignity, Shouldn't Dent Image Of Judiciary: High Court
NDTV
"Judges, while discharging their functions, exercise the sovereign judicial power of the State and hence standards are expected to be maintained are of the highest nature," the bench said in its order.
Judges must act with dignity and not indulge in conduct or behaviour that would affect the judiciary's image, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday, while refusing to reinstate a civil judge accused of coming to court in an inebriated state.
Aniruddha Pathak, 52, had filed a petition in the high court challenging his removal from the post of civil judge junior division due to alleged improper behaviour and for coming to court in an inebriated state on several occasions.
Mr Pathak challenged an order passed by the Maharashtra government's Law and Judiciary department in January 2022, removing him from judicial service.
