“You are Treating the Judicial Staff as if they are Your Subordinates”: SC rebukes Finance Ministry for Asking DRTs to Collect Data

The Supreme Court reprimanded the Finance Ministry for treating judicial staff, including those at Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs), as subordinate, ordering the Ministry to respect their independence. The rebuke followed a directive for DRTs to collect certain data, which the court found inappropriate, stressing the need for autonomy in judicial functions to preserve the integrity of the legal process.