# permitted to see his Lordship during office hours. Further, the District Judges and - **Citation:** C.L. No. 29 / Admn - **Court:** Allahabad High Court - **Decided:** 2006-09-19 - **Case number:** C.L. No. 29 / Admn - **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/permitted-to-see-his-lordship-during-office-hours-further-the-district-judges-162030 - **Pages:** 2 ## Text 49 Judicial Officers should not come to receive or see off at the border of the in-coming station. I am, therefore, to request you kindly to see that while the Hon‟ble the Chief Justice is on private/official visit to a district it maybe ensured that no Judicial Officer is permitted to see his Lordship during office hours. Further, the District Judges and Officers from adjoining district also should not come for courtesy call to the Hon‟ble the Chief Justice. However, if some officer has a genuine problem, he can meet his Lordship after court hours and with prior appointment. Kindly ensure strict compliance of the above directions. C.L. No. 29 / Admn. "G" / dated 13th August, 2003 Code of conduct for the Officers of Subordinate Judiciary with regard to visits of Hon'ble Judges. Hon‟ble court after reviewing the matter relating to the visits of Hon‟ble Judges to the Subordinate Judiciary has formulated the following code of conduct for the Officers of Subordinate Judiciary:- 1. When Hon‟ble the Chief Justice visits any district, the District Judge along with Chief Judicial Magistrate should receive and see off his Lordship at the Circuit House/ Inspection Bungalow. 2. If Instructions are that His Lordship will hold a meeting and address the Officers outside the Court hours, then all the Judicial Officers posted in the district should be present at the circuit house. 3. If time of arrival or departure of Hon‟ble the Chief Justice is beyond court hours, then all the Judicial Officers should receive and see off his Lordship at the Circuit House/Inspection Bungalow unless directed otherwise. 4. Senior Administrative Officer or any other official of the Judgeship should receive the Hon‟ble the Chief Justice at the outskirts of the district along with pilot and escort. 5. When Hon‟ble the Chief Justice is staying at the Circuit House/Inspection Bungalow, an officer should be deputed to be there during waking hours but no officer should be deputed during court hours unless required by the Chief Justice. 6. When Administrative Judge of the Judgeship visits the district, the District Judge along with Chief Judicial Magistrate should receive him at the Circuit House/ Inspection Bungalow. 7. Likewise, the District Judge along with Chief Judicial Magistrate or any other Judicial Officer should see off the Administrative Judge, at the Circuit House/ Inspection Bungalow. 8. If instructions are that His Lordship will hold a meeting and address the Officers outside the Court hours, then all the Judicial Officers posted in the district should be present at the Circuit House. 50 9. If time of arrival or departure of Administrative Judge is beyond court hours, then all the Judicial Officers should receive and see him off at the Circuit House/ Inspection Bungblow unless directed otherwise. 10. Senior Administrative Officer or any official of the Judgeship should receive the Administrative Judge at the outskirts of the district with pilot and escort. 11. When Administrative Judge is staying at the Circuit House/Inspection Bungalow, an officer may be deputed there during working hours but not during Court hours. 12. When an Hon‟ble Judge of this Court or other High Court is on official visit or personal visit to the district, the District Judge should make a courtesy call at the official place of stay beyond court hours. 13. When protocol department of this court makes a request to the District Judge to make stay, transport and other necessary arrangements at the time of visit of an Hon‟bie Judge of this court or other High Court, the District Judge should make all such arrangements on payment of actual expenses. I am, therefore, desired to request you that the instructions of the Court, aforesaid may kindly be followed strictly and the contents of the Circular Letter be brought to the notice of all the Officers subordinate to you for compliance. C.l. No. 39/2006:Admin "G", Dated September 19, 2006 Code of Judicial Officers to meet the Hon‟ble judge It is observed that the officers of the subordinate Judiciary visit the Hon‟ble Chief Justice/Hon‟ble Senior Judge/Administrative Judges/Hon‟ble Judges without prior appointment sometimes in respect of official work while at other times they try to approach to find solution to their personal problems. Some of the Hon‟ble Judges recently have shown very strong displeasure over members of the subordinate judiciary meeting them without prior permission, more so when some matter is under consideration on the judicial side pertaining to some officer with the Hon‟ble Judge. It would be pertinent to mention here that the Court has already issued a catenna of circular letters/Court Letter (56/IC-7. dated May 16, 1972, 105 dated 20 September, 1972, 118 dated September 15, 1975, 9/C-7 of 1986 dated 16 January 1986, 1648/IC/Budget-II dated May 2, 1990, 25/1C-7, April 23, 1992) as guidelines to be observed by the Judicial Officers while intending to meet the Hon‟ble Judges but even then lapses are coming in the notice of Court. I have been directed to communicate that no member of subordinate judicial service shall meet any of the Hon‟ble Judges of the Court without obtaining prior permission as per guidelines particularly if any matter is pending with the Hon‟ble Judge concerning the officers on the juridical side. The breach in observing the direction may invite adverse order. It is, therefore, requested that these instructions be brought to be notice of all the Judicial Officers working in the judgeship under your administrative control for observing the same in letter and spirit.