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2003 Supreme(J&K) 379

V.K.JHANJI, SYED BASHIR-UD-DIN
Jammu Development Authority – Appellant
Versus
Bhag Din – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Advocate For Appellant: Adarsh Sharma
Advocate For Respondent: Gagan Basotra
Advocate For Respondent: M.K. Bhardwaj
Advocate For Respondent: Ajay Abrol
Advocate For Respondent: A.H. Qazi
Advocate For Respondent: A.H. Naik

Per : V. K. Jhanji, ACJ (Oral)

Justice hurried is justice burried. This is an old legal maxim which, over and above court practices and procedures, has served, and should serve, us as a guiding caution in the process of dispensation of justice. It would be apt to the context to recall to ourselves that we, as Judges, have plentitude of judicial power in all matters concerning the general administration of justice. This power enables us to exercise control over process by regulating proceedings, by preventing abuse of process and, if necessary, by compelling observance of the process. Such jurisdiction, as a Court of Justice, may be invoked or exercised not only in relation to parties in pending proceedings, but in relation to any one, whether a party or not. We are supposedly immune from committing errors, mistakes or wrongs. We, as judges, know our absolute privileges: we have a freedom from action and question.

2. All this -the jurisdiction, the plentitude of powers the immunity and above all the freedom- not much for our sake as for the sake of the public; for advancement of justice: so as to be free in thought and the process of judgment making, that is, administration of justice



























































































































































































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