In Veeraswami Supreme Court, while considering the question regarding the applicability of the provisions of the 1947 Act to Judges of Superior Courts, has held that Judges of Superior Courts fall within the purview of the said Act and that the President is the authority competent to grant sanction for their prosecution. But keeping in view the need for preserving the independence of the judiciary and the fact that the Chief Justice of India, being the head of the judiciary, is primarily concerned with the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, the Court has directed that the Chief Justice of India should be consulted at the stage of examining the question of granting sanction for prosecution. [P.V. NARSIMHA RAO Vs. STATE (CBI/SPE)]
