law: Judges (Protection) Act, 1985
  3. Additional protection to judges:- 
  (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 was 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 sub-section (1) shall debar or affect in any manner 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 person who is or was a Judge.
  Comment  : Departmental proceedings may be initiated
  
  against a judicial or quasi-judicial authority if there is prima-facie evidence
  
  of misconduct on the part of the authority (1990) 13 ATC 192 (CAT) (Delhi)