Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
The object of inspection is to maintain efficiency and to raise the standard of work in the Civil Courts. The more careful the inspection is, the better will be the quality of work in these Courts. The number of disposals is not the only criterion to judge the capacity of a Civil Judge. The methods, the practice and the procedure followed by him are also important. An inspection should never be regarded as a fault-finding mission, but should be carried out with the object of securing a more efficient disposal of judicial business in the Court. The manner in which the Civil Judge arranges his work, tries suits and other proceedings and the way in which he manages his office, deals with administrative work and supervises the work of his subordinates, should be examined. It should also be seen whether there is co-operation between the Bench, the Bar and the Staff and whether the Judge has a firm grip over the administration. Efforts should be made to ensure that undesirable and unauthorised practices are discontinued, that mistakes and errors are not repeated and that the methods of work are improved. When an error or fault is detected, the way to avoid it should be explained and it should be pointed out how and in what manner the matter should have been dealt with. Constructive suggestions should be made and guidance given for overcoming the difficulties, if any, which are being experienced. Minor matters should be disposed of in