2 weeks more to finalize lower court judges’ conduct rules

MNA National Desk: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the time by two weeks for issuing a gazette notification for the government on the disciplinary and conduct rules for lower court judges.

A SC bench, led by chief justice SK Sinha, passed the order following a time-petition filed by attorney general Mahbubey Alam, reported news agency.

The lower judiciary was officially separated in November 2007 but the disciplinary rules for lower court judges are yet to be formulated.

The law ministry on 7 May 2015 sent the draft of the rules to the Supreme Court which is similar to the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1985.