Govt serves show cause notices to 28 judges

The government on Tuesday sent show cause notices to 28 lower court judges asking them to explain their social media posts that criticise the country’s current status on judicial independence.

The judges have seven working days to explain their positions in this regard, according to the show-cause notices served by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

The 28 judges used the social media platforms to make various negative and inflammatory comments against their recruiting and monitoring authorities and to air their personal opinions in this regard, the notices said. In doing so, the judges violated the High Court’s regulations on social media use, and committed a “misconduct,” the notices read.