Lok Sabha Reconstitutes 3-Member Inquiry Committee in Justice Yashwant Varma Case
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the 3-member inquiry committee to investigate the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma.
Judicial misconduct
In-House Procedure for inquiry into judicial misconduct is not a removal mechanism; much less an extra-constitutional mechanism: Supreme Court
The Court found the provision in paragraph 7(ii) of the Procedure requiring the CJI to write to the President and the Prime Minister along with the report of the Committee to be in order, legal and valid.
‘Accepting Bar Council’s strike resolution could invite disciplinary action’; Allahabad HC pulls up Aligarh SDM over adjourning case due to advocates’ strike
“Accepting a strike resolution may amount to misconduct on the Presiding Officer’s part inviting recommendation for disciplinary action against the concerned officer, who adjourns the case in deference to a resolution of the Bar asking members to abstain from their professional duties in Court.”
Madhya Pradesh HC imposes Rs 50,000 cost on convict for ‘attempting to overawe District Judiciary’ by alleging assurance of acquittal by Trial Court Judge
“The complainant is not a person aggrieved when he or she informs the High Court to act against the erring Judge for his judicial decision, and the role of the complainant comes to an end with the complaint being referred to the High Court.”
MP High Court upholds Civil Judge’s dismissal for delivering verdicts in several criminal cases without writing judgments
“A judicial officer cannot pronounce the concluding portion of his judgment in open court without the entire text of the judgment being prepared/dictated.”
“A judge, like Caesar’s wife, must be above suspicion”. Showing undue favour to a party under the guise of passing judicial orders is the worst kind of judicial dishonesty: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where a Judge was accused of misconduct, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Bela M. Trivedi,