Supreme Court slams APTEL for allowing a review that reopened an issue settled by the top court, calling it a blatant breach of judicial discipline and a violation of Article 141 of the Constitution. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, October 30, set aside a review order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) […]
The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair has dismissed a contempt petition against a Joint Civil Judge, holding that contempt is not a substitute for an appeal or revision and that a litigant has no licence to make reckless allegations against a judicial officer’s personal integrity. Port Blair: The Calcutta High Court on […]
Justice Vinod Diwakar of the Allahabad High Court has observed that an impression was given that the last two Full Court meetings were stage-managed, noting that only 16 such meetings were convened in ten years, that no policy matter or annual report reached the Full Court, and that individual Judges’ concurrence or dissent is never recorded.
The Patna High Court has cancelled the bail granted by a Naugachia Sessions Judge to Tunna Yadav @ Tuntun Yadav, accused of shooting a man dead in a weekly market, holding that the order ignored the High Court’s earlier rejection and wrongly recorded that he had no criminal history, and has referred the judicial officer’s conduct to the Chief Justice.
The Supreme Court of India emphasised that lawyers must disclose both favourable and unfavourable judgments before courts, observing that contradictory rulings create uncertainty and stressing advocates’ duty to ensure judicial consistency by informing courts about relevant and latest legal pronouncements across jurisdictions.
