SUPREME COURT: JUDGES TAKING UP CASES NOT ASSIGNED BY CHIEF JUSTICE IS AN ACT OF GROSS IMPROPRIETY

The Supreme Court in the case Ambalal Parihar vs State of Rajasthan and ors observed and has stated that the judges should refrain from taking up cases not specifically assigned to them by the Chief Justice of the Court.

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The court stated that if not, the roster notified by the Chief Justice will have no meaning.

The bench comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal in the case observed and has stated that if the court allow such sharp practices, the roster notified by the Chief Justice will have no meaning. The judges need to follow discipline and ought not to take up any case unless it is specifically assigned by the Chief Justice. The Judge in the case can take up a case provided either the cases of that category have been assigned to him as per the notified roster or the particular case is specifically assigned by the Chief Justice. Thus, while taking up a case not specifically assigned by the Chief Justice is an act of gross impropriety.