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100			_aRowat, Donald C
245			_aShould the state ombudsmen supervise the courts?
520			_aDonald C. Rowat discusses the need for supervision of performance of judiciary by Ombudsman in the overall interest of marrying judicial independence with accountability. His argument is based on the fact that the judicial system inherited from the British (which hardly made any provision for disciplining judges) is cracking up under pressures of increasing democratic compulsions of greater accountability and responsiveness to the people. Need for such a supervision exists, according to Rowat, in Canada, to investigate public complaints against judges and court officials. Listing justifications thereof, he discusses two alternatives as possible solutions, viz., setting up a Judicial Complaints Commission a
650			_a Judiciary
650			_a Court
650			_aOmbudsmen
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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999			_c2083 _d2083