Indian Judiciary

Indian Judiciary wants zero influence from the executive. But it is answerable to its citizens. Not long ago, honorable(!!??) judges from the Punjab High court went on a mass leave departing from their constitutional duty. The Supreme Court dismissed litigation on this issue as a publicity stunt. Nevertheless to mention, employees of the Tamil Nadu State government did the exact same thing with the Supreme Court placing stringent measures on such mass leave afterwards. The analogy is intriguing, while it is off beam for the government employees to stage a walkout, was it reasonable for the judges to do so? Are judges superior to a common man?