*SHANTARAM NAIK M.P.* *(Member of Rajya Sabha)*
*GOA ADDRESS:* *2137, Near Swami Math, Gogol,* *Margao, GOA 403 602* *Tel: 0832-2759555* *Fax: 0832-2724136* *9422439990* *DELHI ADDRESS: * *602, **BRAHMAPUTRA**, * *12-13, Dr. BISHAMDAS Marg, * *Near Gol Dak Khana, * *New Delhi**.* *Delhi Tel: 011-23766505* *09868181344 * *E-mail:[email protected]* Date: 19/02/2011 *SHANTARAM NAIK TO REVIVE DEMAND FOR HIGH COURT IN PARLIAMENT* FOR THE FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a statement issued today has said that he would revive his demand for a separate High Court made 25 years back as President of South Goa Advocates Association and later as member of Lok Sabha, during the forthcoming monsoon session of Rajya Sabha. Mr Naik said that Panaji Bench of Bombay High Court was established on 30th Ocober 1982, pending the demand for a full-fledged High Court for Goa as contemplated under the Constitution, and that, demand for High Court was not given up by the lawyer community in Goa. Mr Naik said that it is because there was a vertical split within the lawyer community that he did not pursue the demand after the Bench was established in Goa. Mr Naik said that he was happy to learn that a consensus is developing for a full-fledged High Court due to the realization among lawyers about the advantages of having one, besides the States’s constitutional right of getting one Mr Naik said one cannot forget that Goa had a full fledged High Court with five sitting judges having jurisdiction not only over the areas of Daman and Diu but had the jurisdiction over Portuguese colonies of Macau and Timor, for about four centuries. Mr Naik said even the court of Judicial Commissioner which was established in the Union Territory after the liberation , was nothing less than an High Court. In fact, the Bench of Bombay High Court is much lower in judicial status than the then Court of Judicial commissioner. Refering to another development, Mr Naik said that the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 framed under Article 309 of the constitution , which are applicable to government servants, should not be made applicable to the officers of subordinate judiciary, and that, a different set of rules should be enacted for such officers. Mr Naik said if a judgement is taken as the basis to charge a judicial officer of a “conduct unbecoming of Government servant” then every party aggrieved by the judgement of a judicial officer, will , apart from filing the regular appeal, also make a representation to the High Court that action be taken against the judicial officer under the Conduct Rules, alleging that the judge overlooked a document or did not consider a piece of evidence on record or misinterpreted a particular section of law. There will be total chaos in the judiciary and judges will loose their status as judges and, will remain busy all the time, answering show cause notices under Conduct Rules , Mr Naik said. Mr Naik said that the Standing Committee of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances , Pension , Law and Justice is examining presently Judicial Standard and Accountability Bill, 2010, of which, Mr Naik said , he was a member. Mr Naik said many questions related to Judicial standards to be observed and, accountability to be maintained, will be addressed in the bill and said that judges cannot be treated on par with government servant working in the offices of Executive in the matter of conduct and discipline. Mr Naik said he will raise the issue also in the Rajya Sabha in appropriate debate. SHANTARAM NAIK
