Judges (Protection) Act, 1985
3. Additional protection to judges:-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
other law for the time being in force and subject to the provisions of
sub-section (2), no court shall entertain or continue any civil or criminal
proceeding against any person who is or was a Judge for any act, thing or word
committed, done or spoken by him when, or in the course of, acting or
purporting to act in the discharge of his official or judicial duty or
function.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall debar or affect in any manner the power of
the Central Government or the State Government or the Supreme Court of India or
any High Court or any other authority under any law for the time being in force
to take such action (whether by way of civil, criminal or departmental
proceedings or otherwise) against any person who is or was a Judge.
Comment : Departmental proceedings may be initiated
against a judicial or quasi-judicial authority if there is prima-facie evidence
of misconduct on the part of the authority (1990) 13 ATC 192 (CAT) (Delhi)