NEW DELHI, Nov 21: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has issued new guidelines for departments to help them check cases of alleged corruption against judicial or quasi-judicial officers.
Citing a Supreme Court judgement, the new norms casts an obligation on departments concerned to determine as to whether acts of such officers have been actuated by an oblique motive or corrupt practise.
“A charge of misconduct against a judicial officer must be distinguished from a purely erroneous decision whether on law or on fact. “Since, direct evidence of corruption may not always be forthcoming in every case involving a misconduct, a wanton breach of the governing principles of law or procedure may well be indicative in a given case of motivated, if not reckless disregard of legal principle,” it said quoting the apex court verdict. (PTI)
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