 - bui no 158 of 1985 -= the judges (protection) bill, 1985 a billlor securing additional protection jor judges and others acting judicially and jor mattets connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:--1 (1) this act may be called the judges (protection) act 1985 | short    | -    ||-----------|------|| title     | lind || ex        |      || tcl1ll   |      |(2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu and 5 kashmir deftni~ 2 in this act, "judge" means not only every person who is officially designated as a judge, but also every person-~ion )0 (a) who is empowered by law to give in any legal proceeding a definitive judgment or a judgmer,tt which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive; or (b) who is one of a body of persons which body t')f persons is empowered by jaw to give such a judgment as is referred to in clause (a)  additional protection to judges 15 3 (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 wa's 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 aub·section (1) shall debar or affect in any mander 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 5 person who is or was a judge 4 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, th-~ proviaioftil"of ally other law for the time being in force pr0-viding for protection of j~dies  statement of objects and reasonsjudiciary is one of the main pillars of parliamentary democracy as envisaged by the constitution it is essential to provide for all immuniti~ necessary to enable judges to act fearlessly and impartially in the dist:harge of their judicial duties it will be difficult for the judges to function if their actions in court are made subject to legal proceedings, ·either civil or criminal hence, this bill new delhi; , a k sen the 12th august, 1985 a bill for securing additional protection for jud·ges and others acting judicially and for matters connected therewith (shri asoke ku'mar sen, minister of law and justice) 