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D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, SANJIV KHANNA, B. R. GAVAI, SURYA KANT, HRISHIKESH ROY
In Re: Remarks By High Court Judge During Court Proceedings – Appellant
Versus
. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI
1. The Court was apprised of reports circulating in the media pertaining to comments attributed to Justice V Srishananda, a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, during the conduct of judicial proceedings.
2. In this backdrop, a suo motu proceeding has been registered.
3. On 20 September 2024, the Registrar General of the High Court of Karnataka was requested to submit a report after seeking administrative directions of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka in regard to the subject matter of the suo motu proceedings.
4. A report dated 23 September 2024 has been submitted by Mr K S Bharath Kumar, Registrar General of the High Court of Karnataka, in pursuance of the above directions.
5. The report deals with two proceedings before the Judge, the first of which took place on 6 June 2024 and the second on 28 August 2024. The Registrar General has submitted a transcript, duly translated as a part of his report, bearing in mind the fact that some part of the dialogue in the Court had taken place in Kannada. The report, insofar as the proceedings of 6 June 2024 are concerned, is set out below:
3. On the afor
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The dignity of court proceedings must be upheld; inappropriate conduct during hearings may constitute contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act.
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