(a) whether certain judges are under investigation on charges of
alleged corruption;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to evolve a mechanism for
inquiring into complaints against Judges of Supreme Court and High
Courts;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether any judicial standards are proposed to be laid
down for the Judges;
(f) if so, the details thereof; and
(g) the other steps taken or proposed to be taken for elimination
of corruption in judiciary?
MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Dr. M. VEERAPPA MOILY)
(a) to (g) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 108 for answer on 03.03.2011
The Chairman, Rajya Sabha constituted two Committees to look into the
allegations of misconduct regarding Shri Justice Soumitra Sen and Shri Justice
P.D. Dinakaran.
The Committee, headed by Shri Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy, Judge, Supreme
Court, had been constituted to look into the charges levelled against Shri Justice
Soumitra Sen, Judge, Calcutta High Court and has submitted its report to the
Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
Another Committee headed by Shri Justice Aftab Alam, Judge, Supreme Court,
had been constituted to look into the allegation against Shri Justice P.D. Dinakaran.
The Committee is yet to submit its report.
The CBI has registered a case No. RCAC2 of 2008 at Chandigarh in the Court
of the Special Judge, CBI in which the role of a sitting Judge of a High Court is
being investigated.
To ensure greater accountability and transparency in the higher judiciary,
a Bill titled ‘The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010’ which
incorporates a mechanism for enquiring into complaints against the Judges of the
Supreme Court and the High Courts, enabling declaration of assets and liabilities
of Judges and laying down judicial standards to be followed by the Judges has been
introduced in the Lok Sabha on 01.12.2010.