During the discussion on a round table at the United Kingdom, the main judge of India Br Gavai, he expressed concerns about retirement judges who participated in government appointments or joined the election policy shortly after withdrawal.
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As Livelaw states, Gavai noted that such steps raise significant ethical issues and the risk of damaging public confidence in the judiciary.
Cji Gavai warned that these roles could lead to perception after retirement that court decisions were made with regard to future political or governmental opportunities.
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“If the judge accepts another appointment with the government immediately after retirement or resigns to the bench for contex elections, raises significant ethical concerns and invites public control. The judge attacking elections to the political office may lead to doubts about the independence and impartiality As stated on the basis of Listielag.
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He also noted: “The timing and nature of such orders after retirement could undermine the public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary, as it could cause perception that the court decision was influenced by the prospect of future government appointment or political involvement.”
Cji Gavai stressed that he and many of his colleagues “publicly committed not to accept any roles or positions after retirement.”
He said, “efforts to maintain credibility and independence of the judiciary”.
His notes come in the middle of a long -term debate about whether judges should be entitled to retirement positions. In recent years, this concern has been deepened by judges of the Supreme Court and the chief judges who have taken over the roles that the executive branch offered soon after the dismantling of the office.
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Justice Ranjan Gogoi He was appointed to Rajya Sabha in 2020, only four months after retirement as the main judge of India. His nomination was controversial because of his involvement in significant cases, such as the verdict Ayodhya and the Rafale agreement, which were considered favorable to the government.
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Justice S. Abdul Nazeer He was appointed Governor Andr Pradesh within 40 days of retirement from the Supreme Court. Nazeer was part of a bench that released Ayodhya verdict and confirmed demonizing policy.
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Justice P. Sathasivam He was appointed Governor Kerala in 2014, soon after retirement as the main judge of India.
Justice Ranganath MisraAfter retirement as a CJI in 1991, he was appointed the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission in 1993 and later nominated for Rajya Sabha in 1998.
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Justice Baharul Islam In January 1983 he left the Supreme Court and was nominated for Rajya Sabha a few months later – a move that led criticism as a possible reward for the clearing of the then main Minister Bihar in the case of Corruption.
Justice M. Hidayatullah Between 1979 and 1984, nine years after retirement as the main judge of India.
If the judge accepts another appointment with the government immediately after retirement, he raises significant ethical concerns and raises public control.
Justice Fathima Beevi He served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and later as Governor Tamil from 1997 to 2001 after he left in 1992 from the Supreme Court.
Justice Mc Chagla In 1958, he resigned as the main judge of the High Court in Mumbai to become an Indian ambassador to the United States at the invitation of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nezru.
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