Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 537 · Decided 16 April 2009
Prakash Singh Teji v. Northern India Goods TRANSP. CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 537 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 278
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2586/2009
- Decided
- 16 April 2009
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Judiciary - Higher judiciary - Adverse remarks - Expunction of - Adverse remarks against judicial officer by c High Court while remanding the case - Direction to place judgment in personal1service record of judicial officer and also before Inspecting Judge for perusal B+ downgraded to B - Justification of - Held: Remarks and directions not justified - Judicial restraint and discipline are D necessary to the orderly administration of justice - There should be a quality of restraint, humility in decision making - Direction of High Court without giving opportunity
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