Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 537 · Decided 5 September 1995
C. Ravichandran Iyer v. Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 537 · [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 319
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 162/1995
- Decided
- 5 September 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 218
Headnote
IYER A v. JUSTICE A.M. BHATTACHARJEE SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 [K. RAMASWAMY AND B.L. HANSARIA, JJ] B Constitution of India-A1ticles 124(4) and 121-Impeachment-Judi- cial misconduct-Removal of a Judge on proved misbehaviour or in­ capacity-Word 'misbehaviour'-Scope and meaning-Bad conduct or to maintain high standard of conduct-Freedom of expression and duty of advocate-Contempt of cowt. The petitioner, a practising advocate, initiated a public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking to issue an ap­ propriate writ, order or direction restraining the Bar
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