A person discharging judicial duties acts on behalf of the State in discharge of its sovereign functions. Dispensation of justice is not only an onerous duty but has been considered as akin to discharge of a pious duty, and therefore, is a very serious matter. The standards of probity, conduct, integrity that may be relevant for discharge of duties by a careerist in another job cannot be the same for a judicial officer. A judge holds the office of a public trust. Impeccable integrity, unimpeachable independence with moral values embodied to the core are absolute imperatives which brooks no compromise.
Supreme Court OF India
Smt. Roopa Soni Vs. Kamalnarayan Soni
DATE: 06/09/2023
Acts: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Judgment
M.M. Sundresh, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. Section 13(1) and...