Supreme Court of India

V.K. Jain v. High Court of Delhi through R.G. and Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 11 S.C.R. 907
Bench Dalveer Bhandari J.
Decided 23 September 2008

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Judiciary - Judicial officer - Strictures and remarks against judicial officer - Expunging of remarks - Held: ' Criticism by superior courts must be in a language of utmost c restraint - Judicial decorum to be maintained at all times and even where criticism is justified - Duty and obligation of superior courts to ensure judicial discipline - Principles of law laid down in the light of decisions made over several decades - On facts, remarks expunged - Judicial restraint - Judicial ~. discipline/decorum - Administrative Law - Principles of Natural Justice. Appellant was a judicial officer.

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