Judicial misconduct Archives

In-House Procedure inquiry 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’s strike resolution may be judicial misconduct

Case Briefs High Courts

‘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.”

Alleged Assurance Of Acquittal By Trial Court

Case Briefs High Courts

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.”

Case Briefs High Courts

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.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“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,