Supreme Court of India

IN RE: REMARKS BY HIGH COURT JUDGE DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS versus

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Reported as [2024] 9 S.C.R. 668
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 25 September 2024

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Issue for Consideration Certain misogynistic remarks as well as comments prejudicial to a particular community were made by a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in the course of the judicial proceedings. Suo motu case taken up by the Supreme Court. Headnotes† Judicial Discipline – Misogynistic comments to a woman lawyer and casual observations against a particular community at large made by the Judge during judicial proceedings – Suo motu proceedings taken up by the Supreme Court however, notice was not issued to the Judge to maintain the institutional dignity of the High Courts and the

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