High Court to Evaluate Lower Court Judges with Mark System to Strengthen Judiciary

The Kerala HC has decided to evaluate the judges of the lower courts & grant promotion only if eligible.

The promotion of sub judges, chief judicial magistrates & district judges will be made only after analysis.

The confidential reports of the judges will be prepared based on this. Though the new system is for promotion, it is aimed to make the judicial setup more efficient.

The High Court was influenced by the mounting number of appeals & criticisms towards the lower courts.

From now on, the verdicts of the lower courts will get bigger attention. The new setup will also improve quality.

The judges can select which of his verdicts can be sent for High Court's consideration.

The evaluation will be out of 40 marks. There will eight criteria of evaluation & each will be given 5 marks. Promotion to the post of a district judge requires at least 20 marks.

The eight evaluating points are

1) Expert knowledge on law

2) Knowledge of procedures

3) The talent to find the real problem

4)The expertise to use law & procedure in cases

5) The clarity in verdict & thought

6)To deliver a verdict with clarity

7)The language & decency of the verdict

8) Do the challenges & arguments justify the verdict?

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