The Supreme Court Friday said a judge has a certain personality in the court and it should find extension in his conduct in public life. “The judge in the court has certain personality and his conduct must be exemplary in all respect and aberration (in the personality) would make him liable for being proceeded against,” [ Read More ]
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Jharkhand top cop sentenced for assault on judgeA tribunal here Thursday sentenced Jharkhand’s Inspector General of Police Nirmala Chaudhary to 15 days of rigorous imprisonment for ordering her bodyguards to beat up a judge in 2008. The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) also slapped a fine of Rs.2,000 each on the eight policemen involved in the case. Chaudhary had allegedly misbehaved with CAT [ Read More ] Apex court slams judge for superseding its orderThe Supreme Court Tuesday slammed Additional District Judge Archana Sinha for superseding its order in an eviction decree and asked the chief justice of the Delhi High Court to enquire into the matter. Judges Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra took offence to Sinha passing a detailed order which frustrated the apex court order directing [ Read More ] Judge’s complaint on Hepatitis-B to be heard as PILA complaint made by an Allahabad High Court judge against non-availability of a life saving drug in Uttar Pradesh hospitals is to be taken up for hearing as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Chief Justice F.I. Rebello Friday. The complaint was made by Justice Sudhir Agarwal on account of the agony and disgust that [ Read More ] Prakash Tatia sworn in as Jharkhand High Court judgePrakash Chandra Tatia was Monday sworn in as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court. He will be appointed the court’s chief justice when incumbent Bhagwati Prasad retires May 14. Tatia was administered oath by Prasad. Tatia was earlier a judge of the Rajasthan High Court. The Jharkhand High Court has 11 judges against its [ Read More ] Man abusing Aarushi case judge arrestedA man who had pasted an obscene pamphlet against judge Preeti Singh for not ensuring justice to the soul of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar has been arrested, police said Thursday. A court sent the man, identified as Kewal Chawla of Delhi, to 14 days judicial remand. According to the investigation officer Dharamvir, the chief judicial [ Read More ] CVC should step down: Retired Supreme Court judgeIt would be in the best interests of the country and of the high office he holds if Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas steps down, retired Supreme Court judge K.T. Thomas opined Wednesday. Noting that that the office of the CVC should not be seen as a government office, K.T. Thomas told IANS: ‘The [ Read More ] Ayodhya: Judge issues dissenting note, favours conciliationIn a surprise move, one of the three judges of the Allahabad High Court’s special Ayodhya bench Monday issued a dissenting note on the order issued by his two co-judges and allowed postponement of the verdict on the long-pending Babri Masjid/Ramjanmabhoomi row. Justice Dharma Veer Sharma also disagreed with his co-judges of the Lucknow bench [ Read More ] Court reserves order in judge’s termination caseThe Delhi High Court Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by a trial court judge challenging his termination by the Delhi government on charges of corruption. Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Kant Nimaan of the Rohini district court challanged the lieutenant governor’s order on the grounds that he was removed arbitrarily, which was against the [ Read More ] Gujarat High Court questions judge’s powersThe Gujarat High Court Wednesday questioned a single judge’s order passed during the vacation without the “delegated powers”. A division bench of the court stated that the learned judge did not have the powers to pass an order wherein the interim relief granted was final in nature. The bench comprising of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya [ Read More ] |
