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CJI Constitutes Standing Committee for Judges’ Mental and Physical Well-Being
Nyaya Prep • Published • Updated • 3 min read
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant constituted a standing Judicial Well-Being Committee to address mental health, workload and institutional support for judges.
The initiative follows research examining stress, exhaustion, staffing gaps, infrastructure, transfers, administrative responsibilities and work-life balance in the district judiciary.
Background and legal issue
The committee, chaired by Justice K.V. Viswanathan, includes mental-health professionals, an Advocate-on-Record and a Supreme Court planning official. Its establishment coincides with World Mental Health Day on October 10.
Legal reasoning and context
The initiative follows research examining stress, exhaustion, staffing gaps, infrastructure, transfers, administrative responsibilities and work-life balance in the district judiciary. The committee is intended to move those findings toward sustained institutional responses.
Legal effect and next step
The constitution of the committee is an administrative development, not a judicial order deciding individual service claims. Its recommendations and implementation will determine the practical support available to judicial officers.
Nyaya Prep report prepared on 10 October 2026. Party allegations are attributed as such; no unpublished finding is assumed.
- Judicial Administration
- 10 October 2026