Judicial Discipline Archives

‘Error of judgment, not misconduct’; MP High Court set asides ADJ’s dismissal from service for being ‘shockingly disproportionate’

“The punishment of dismissal in the present case shocks the conscience of this court because the punishment is shockingly disproportionate.”

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Working of Master of Roster

by Shivani Srivastava* and Ashit Srivastava**

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether RCCIIT amenable to writ jurisdiction? Calcutta High Court refers ‘issue of maintainability’ to Larger Bench

The Calcutta High Court referred the issue to a larger bench in order to ensure judicial discipline and uniformity.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

West Bengal Teachers’ Recruitment Scam| Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay versus Supreme Court: Explained

In an interview with ABP Ananda, Justice Gangopadhyay had made remarks against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in relation to the West Bengal Teachers Recruitment Scam case, which was pending before him.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court calls out Rajasthan High Court for making ‘unwarranted observations’ while deciding a murder case remitted to it

It was observed that judicial discipline required that once the conviction was confirmed by the Supreme Court that too after hearing the accused, the High Court should not have thereafter made any comment on the merits of the case.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Recognised institution’s employee can’t be terminated without prior approval of Director of Education; Supreme Court reiterates

Supreme Court said that prior approval of the Director of Education is mandatory as per Section 18 of the Rajasthan Non-Governmental Educational Institutions Act, 1989, on termination after the disciplinary proceedings.

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Doctrine of Precedent

by Sunil†