Necessity to set right the Internal Order?

In an extra-ordinary move the top seven judges of the Madras High Court formed a Jumbo Bench headed by the Chief Justice Shri M.Y. Eqbal on Thursday, February 9, 2012 to "nip in the bud" the growing tendency of advocates and litigants writing contemptuous letters carrying allegations against Judges.

The Internal working of the High Courts and the equations enjoyed by the leading advocates in many such Courts across the country is suspected to be suffering from some sort of discrimination in regard to disposal of cases pending before those Courts. Many a time one could notice the special type of treatment being received by some advocates in the Courts of some Judges. The advocates take the liberty of adjourning cases at their sweet will and trying to influence the judgments to suit the convenience of their clients. It is also possible that some of the Judges who hail from the Bar initially are also under some kind of self-imposed influence with a result certain pleadings before Judges are unnecessarily taken up on record, cases delayed and judgment expected in their favour.