Some HC judges unable to deliver on their tasks: SC

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said though it did not want to act like a “school principal” for the high court judges but there ought to be a self-management system to ensure “files don’t pile up on their desks”

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The Supreme Court Monday lamented some high court judges being unable to “deliver on their tasks” as it called for their “performance evaluation”.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said though it did not want to act like a “school principal” for the high court judges but there ought to be a self-management system to ensure “files don’t pile up on their desks”.

“There are judges who work day and night and are giving outstanding disposal of cases. But at the same time, there are some judges who unfortunately are unable to deliver - whatever may be the reasons, good or bad, we don't know and maybe there are some circumstances,” the bench said.