He also said in the last five years, only in one case, the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry, with the approval of the President of India, conveyed sanction for prosecution under section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act and section 197 of CrPC to CBI against a retired high court judge in 2021.
As per the established “in-house” mechanism for the higher judiciary, the chief justice of India is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of judges of the apex court and the chief justices of the high courts, he said.
Similarly, the chief justices of the high courts are competent to receive complaints against the conduct of high court judges.
The complaints or representations received are forwarded to the CJI or to the chief justice of the concerned high court, as the case may be, “for appropriate action”.
