US EditionCJI’s Office Received 8,630 Complaints Against Judges in a Decade, Law Minister Tells Lok Sabha
Complaints against judges in India rose to 1,170 in 2024 with allegations including corruption and misconduct, handled via the Supreme Court's in-house mechanism.
- On February 13, 2026 the Ministry of Law and Justice told Lok Sabha that the office of the Chief Justice of India received 8,630 complaints against sitting judges over the past ten years.
- Trend figures indicate a post-2020 surge that, after a dip in 2020, peaked at 1,170 complaints in 2024 and 1,102 in 2025, with 729 in 2016 and 682 in 2017.
- Under current practice, the Chief Justice of India and Chief Justices of the High Courts receive complaints through an in‑house procedure guided by May 7, 1997 resolutions and grievances from CPGRAMS are forwarded to them.
- Parliamentary questions about action on complaints and records remain unanswered, despite similar queries in 2016 when the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill lapsed after the 15th Lok Sabha, the ministry said.
- The Supreme Court of India provided the data to the Union Law Ministry in reply to a Parliamentary question, and officials say the decade total and post-2020 rise prompt questions about transparency and oversight in High Courts and district judiciary.
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The government informed the Lok Sabha that the Chief Justice of India's office received 8,639 complaints against sitting judges between 2016 and 2025. Of these, the highest number of complaints, 1,170, were filed in 2024. The government clarified that complaints against judges are investigated under the judiciary's in-house mechanism.
Over 8,600 complaints against sitting judges in a decade, Govt informs Lok Sabha
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Over 8,600 complaint against sitting judges since 2016: Govt tells Parliament
New Delhi: Over 8,600 complaints against sitting judges have been received by the office of the chief justice of India (CJI) since 2016, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday, February 13. In a written reply, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said 8,639 complaints have been received against sitting judges between 2016 and 2025. The highest number of complaints (1,170) was received in 2024 by the office of the CJI against sitting judges. Complaints r…
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