‘Quepem judge has not issued judgments in at least 11 cases’

Panaji: The principal district judge, South Goa, filed a report with the high court of Bombay at Goa stating that there are at least 11 matters where the civil judge, senior division, Quepem, has pronounced orders but not prepared or issued certified copies of judgments. “In most cases, even the judgments are not found on record,” the principal district judge stated.
The HC has directed the principal district judges of North and South Goa to furnish reports by November 10 indicating whether there are instances where a judge has not prepared or issued certified copies of judgments after pronouncing orders.
“The report now furnished pertains only to the posting of the learned judge at Quepem. Therefore, we direct the principal district judges to furnish reports indicating whether there are any other similar instances at the places where the learned judge was posted,” stated the division bench comprising justices Mahesh Sonak and Bharat Deshpande.