Supreme Court of India

Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, Jj.] v. Manohar Lal & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2019] 15 S.C.R. 1085
Bench Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and S. Ra Vindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 23 October 2019

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For the above reasons, and having regard to the reasons contained in Mishra, J’s order, outlining the rejection of the request for his recusal, we are of the considered opinion that this Bench should proceed to hear and decide the reference made to it, on its merits.

Judgment, page 62

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Justice Deliver y System: Practice and Pr ocedure – Recusal of judge – Whether a Judge who has expr essed an opinion in a smaller Bench and the case has been r eferred to a lar ger Bench, because of the conflict of the opinion or otherwise, can hear the matter in a lar ger bench – Held: Rendering a decision on any issue of law and the cor rective procedure of it cannot be said to be gr ound for r ecusal of a Judge; other wise, no Judge can hear a r eview, curative petition, or a r eference made to the lar ger bench – Judge who had r endered any decision in a smaller combination is not

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