Popularly acclaimed as the Father of India, Mahatma Gandhi believed in collective development against individual growth which was not only evident from his principles and ethics, but his way of life. Keeping the aforesaid in mind, the Constituent Assembly strived for the establishment of a Democratic Sovereign
independent India, probably the World’s Largest- a bicameral, multiparty in nature, comprising of the Legislature, the Executive and the very Honorable Judiciary. The Constitution of India promotes independent functioning of the aforesaid entities and creates scope for collective growth by provisioning interdependence and
mandating State to maintain it till the end of time2. Each of these bodies has certain powers, privileges and a unique way of performance, thereby contributing to the progress of the country. And with power comes responsibility, which is codified either through the medium of legislations or simple oaths to sternly limit
their potential abilities to disharmonize this consonance. For assuring loyalty to these established principles and abide by them until death seems a big challenge, which in itself, lays the foundation for the respective Ethics. In simple words, they are “a collective of universal values, treating each human equally, acknowledging human and natural rights, obeying the law of land, showing health and safety concerns, caring for natural environment.”3
For instance, an army officer takes the oath to lay down his life for his nation; Doctors pledge their time for restoring every patient back to health. The consequences of its violations portray the offender being dragged to the Court and justly banished from his/her duties of serving for a noble cause if proven guilty. Likewise, even the most respected office of a Judge is expected to follow the respective Judicial Ethics for confirming their best behaviour and applying their expertise in law in an appropriate manner and dispensing justice within their jurisdiction, in the country. And this paper attempts to illuminate the very essence of the Judicial Ethics with
respect to the attributes of an Indian Judge; duly elucidated below:
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