Question : Evaluation of Standards for Judiciary

(a) whether the Government has any plans to introduce performance evaluation standards for the judiciary and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether this evaluation will be only for judges in lower courts or it will also include High Courts and the Supreme Court judges and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the wing of the Government that will be in charge of evaluating judges;
(d) whether this evaluation would affect judicial autonomy and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
(e) whether the Government has studied any evaluation systems used by other countries and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

Answer given by the minister

ANSWER
Minister of State for Ministry of Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology.

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)
(a): No, Madam.

(b) to (e): Do not arise.

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