Implications

♤ Erosion of public trust in judges and judicial system when there are issues of integrity and accountability of Judiciary.

♤ Impacts the Independence of Judiciary- when there is lack of accountability to match it.

♤ Against the principles of Natural Justice- e.g. when the Chief Justice decides the “Master of the Rolls” and himself/herself is a party in any case.

♤ Mockery of democracy and rule of law particularly because of continuance as judge for long after indisciplined behavior.

♤ It goes against the freedom of expression. Stopping media from publishing any statements by any judge, is unreasonable from the point of view of freedom of speech and expression.