Supreme Court Rebukes Rajasthan Court Staff for Paralysing Judiciary, Sanctions Disciplinary Action
The Supreme Court unequivocally dismissed requests to shield Rajasthan district court employees from punitive action after their employees collectively exercised mass leave to protest delays in restructuring. In an important ruling, the Supreme Court stated that the staff in subordinate courts could not “hold the judicial system at gunpoint” by conducting a strike/collective leave. The ruling reiterated that judicial functions are an essential service that cannot be interrupted and that the courts can maintain strict discipline in the institutional environment.
