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Supreme Court directs High Courts to frame or amend rules for recruitment and service conditions for Court Managers; Issues directions for their regularisation

“The Court Managers having served for years, after rendering their services for such a long period, if they are not made permanent and are to be thrown away at this stage, it would cause a great hardship to them”

Judicial Officer adverse remarks expunged

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Criticising Judicial Officer should be avoided”; SC directs expunging of adverse remarks made against an ASJ in a Delhi HC judgment

The Court strictly pointed out that the High Court could not have used a judgment on the judicial side to advise individual Judicial Officers. That can only be done on the administrative side in an appropriate case.