Supreme Court of India

Neeraj Garg v. Sarita Rani and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 1140
Bench R. F. Nariman and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 2 August 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the offending remarks recorded by the learned judge against the appellant should not have been recorded in the manner it was done.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Expunction of remarks: Remarks made against counsel in judgments in which he was representing one of the parties – Judicial propriety – Held: The offending comments recorded i n the High Court judgments were apparently made based on the p ersonal perception of the Judge – Before recording the adverse comments, counsel was not given any opportunity to put forth his explanat ion – Such condemnation of the counsel, without giving him an opportunity of being heard would be a negation of th e principles of audi alteram partem – The requisite degree of re straint and sobriety expected in such

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