By the Court.—Hon’ble Justice Deepak Misra speaking for the Bench vide judgment dated 6.1.2017 rendered by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Ajay Singh and another and etc. v. State of Chattisgarh and another, [Criminal Appeal Nos. 32-33 of 2017 [S.L.P. (Crl.) Nos. 7694-7695 of 2016 dated 6.1.2017] has observed in the following words:

“Performance of judicial duty in the manner prescribed by law is fundamental to the concept of rule of law in a democratic State. It has been quite often said and, rightly so, that the judiciary is the protector and preserver of rule of law. Effective functioning of the said sacrosanct duty has been entrusted to the judiciary and that entrustment expects the Courts to conduct the judicial proceeding with dignity, objectivity and rationality and finally determine the same in accordance with law. Errors are bound to occur but there cannot be deliberate peccability which can never be countenanced. The plinth of justice dispensation system is founded on the faith, trust and confidence of the people and nothing can be allowed to contaminate and corrode the same.”

2. The above noted observations would have significance, relevance and applicability t