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Restatement of Values of Judicial Life May

This document outlines 16 values that are expected of judges in India. Some of the key values include: (1) Justice must be seen to be done impartially to maintain public faith in the judiciary. (2) Judges should not engage in political activities or public debates on political issues. (3) Close associations with members of the bar, particularly those who practice in the same court, should be avoided. (4) Immediate family members should not appear before a judge or be involved in cases they are handling.

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Restatement of Values of Judicial Life May

This document outlines 16 values that are expected of judges in India. Some of the key values include: (1) Justice must be seen to be done impartially to maintain public faith in the judiciary. (2) Judges should not engage in political activities or public debates on political issues. (3) Close associations with members of the bar, particularly those who practice in the same court, should be avoided. (4) Immediate family members should not appear before a judge or be involved in cases they are handling.

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RESTATEMENT OF VALUES OF JUDICIAL LIFE

[As adopted by Full Court Meeting of the


Supreme Court of India on 7 th May, 1997)

(1) Justice must not merely be done but it must


also be seen to be done. The behaviour and conduct
of members of the higher judiciary must reaffirm
the people's faith in the impartiality of the
judiciary. Accordingly, any act of a Judge of the
Supreme Court or a High Court, whether in official
or personal capacity, which erodes the credibility
of this perception has to be avoided.

(2) A Judge should not contest the election to any


office of a Club, society or other association;
further he shall not hold such elective office
except in a society or association connected with
the law.

(3) Close association with individual members of


the Bar, particularly those who practice in the
same court, shall be eschewed.

(4) A Judge should not permit any member of his


immediate family , such as spouse, son, daughter,
son- in-law or daughter-in-law or any other close
relative, if a member of the Bar, to appear before
him or even be associated in any manner with a cause
to be dealt with by him.

(5) No member of his family, who is a member of


the Bar, shall be permitted to use the residence in
which the Judge actually resides or other
facilities for professional work.

(6) A Judge should practice a degree of aloofness


consistent with the dignity of his office.

(7) A Judge shall not hear and decide a matter in


which a member of his family, a close relation or
a friend is concerned.

(8) A Judge shall not enter into public debate or


express his views in public on political matters or
on matters that are pending or are likely to arise
for judicial determination.

(9) A Judge is expected to let his judgments speak


for themselves. He shall not give interview to the
media.

(10) A Judge shall not accept gifts or hospitality


except from his family, close relations and
friends .

(11) A Judge shall not hear and decide a matter in


which a company in which he holds shares is
concerned unless he has disclosed his interest and
no objection to his hearing and deciding the mater
is raised.

(12) A Judge shall not speculate in shares, stocks


or the like.

(13) A Judge should not engage directly or


indirectly in trade or business, either by himself

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or in association with any other person.
(Publication of a legal treatise or any activity in
the nature of a hobby shall not be construed as
trade or business).

(14) A Judge should not ask for, accept


contributions or otherwise actively associate
himself with the raising of any fund for any
purpose.

(15) A Judge should not seek any financial benefit


in the form of a perquisite or privilege attached
to his office unless it is clearly available. Any
doubt in this behalf must be got resolved and
clarified through the Chief Justice.

(16) Every Judge must at all times be conscious that


he is under the public gaze and there should be no
act or omission by him which is unbecoming of the
high office he occupies and the public esteem in
which that office is held.

These are only the "Restatement of the values of


Judicial Life" and are not meant to be exhaustive
but illustrative of what is expected of a Judge.

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