Supreme Court Warns That Judges Attending Lawyers' Private Parties Sends Wrong Message to Public

The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a PIL regarding the strengthening of Bar Associations, observed that judges attending private parties hosted by lawyers can project a wrong image and undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s impartiality.

Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta stated that such social interactions may appear inappropriate and called for professional boundaries to be maintained.

The Court emphasised the need to protect the judiciary’s credibility and discussed forming norms to regulate interactions between judges and lawyers. The matter was adjourned to September 18 for further deliberations.