GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3152
ANSWERED ON – 19/03/2026
CASES RECUSED BY JUDGES
3152 SHRI SANJAY YADAV:
Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cases recused by HCs/SC’s judges during the last five years and the reasons for
those recusals;
(b) whether seeking reasons for recusals is...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3152 ANSWERED ON – 19/03/2026 CASES RECUSED BY JUDGES 3152 SHRI SANJAY YADAV:
Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cases recused by HCs/SC’s judges during the last five years and the reasons for those recusals;
(b) whether seeking reasons for recusals is good for transparency, accountability and integrity of judiciary; and
(c) if so, whether Government plans to frame any specific or formal rules governing recusals by judges? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (c): Data related to number of cases recused by High Court/Supreme Court judges is not maintained by the Government. Case management procedures including recusal by judges fall within the domain of judiciary and reasons for recusal, if any, are recorded in the court proceedings.
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