Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has asked judges not to use their protocol facilities in a manner that is liable to cause inconvenience to others or to bring public criticism of the judiciary.
In a letter, the Chief Justice referred to a recent incident when a High Court officer, likely on the direction of a High Court judge, sought an explanation from railway personnel about the pantry staffers not serving the judge during a train journey.
“A judge of the High Court does not possess disciplinary jurisdiction over railway personnel. Hence, there was no occasion for an officer of the High Court to call for an explanation from the railway personnel,” the CJI pointed out.
