Remedies When Judges Insult Lawyers in Court

2024 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 8257

I say that I had faced a lot of problems in my family life due to the false allegation made by the lawyer in open Court. I say that on 20/07/2024 lawyer had not read out any complaint or any paper in the court room. ... Intention to insult the modesty of a woman; ii. The insult must be caused by : a. uttering any words, or making any sound b. or gesture. ... I say that we thought that the Judge would immediately call the #....

2024 0 Supreme(P&H) 505

He thereafter sought the remedy which was available to him under Cr.P.C. and approached this Court by preferring a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to the Judicial Magistrate for expeditious disposal of the case. ... This is how Courts should approach the powers vested in them as Judges to punish a person for an alleged contempt, be it by taking notice of the matter suo motu or at the behest of the litigant or a #HL_ST....

2024 0 Supreme(All) 1730

In order to improve the system, they have to take recourse to the legally available methods by lodging complaint against corrupt Judges to the appropriate administrative authorities and not to level such allegation in the public. Corruption is intolerable in the judiciary. ... People repose immense faith in the judiciary and judicial system and the first person who deals with them is a lawyer. Litigants repose faith in a lawyer#HL....

2024 0 Supreme(Del) 300

(ii) If a lawyer is denuded of this privilege, the administration of justice would suffer as the lawyer would be ridden with anxiety and fear that utterances made in the Court would be subjected to defamation action(s). ... (ii) The privilege conferred on a lawyer is not absolute in the real sense as a lawyer can be held guilty in a contempt of the Court action for misconduct or criminal defamation under Section 499 of t....

2021 0 Supreme(All) 1566

Such orders are not to be taken as a pretext to explain conduct of Judges also and that is how Judges are always in a position where they can be condemned ex parte by Advocates and others, knowing it well that there is no platform available to Judges for clarification. ... This Court had also noted that the writ petition was filed with intention to insult the Judges, lower the dignity of....

2021 0 Supreme(SC) 1153

We may further add that the litigant who suffers entirely on account of his advocate's non-appearance in court, has also the remedy to sue the advocate for damages but that remedy would remain unaffected by the course adopted in this case. ... Repeated adjournments on one or the other pretext and adopting the dilatory tactics is an insult to justice and concept of speedy disposal of cases. Petitioner – defendant acted in a manner to cause c....

2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 668

Learned Advocate submitted that if lawyer is made liable for prosecution every time he acts for his clients, under the instructions of the clients, then it would be impossible for lawyer to carry on his duties. ... A Court may presume that a lawyer who has signed the pleading has acted bona fide and without malice. It is held that unless such presumption is made no lawyer can possibly discharge his duties towards his clien....

2024 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 19621

The law is well-settled that the Judges’ record is conclusive. Neither a lawyer nor a litigant can claim to contradict it, except before the Judge himself, but nowhere else. (See: State of Maharashtra vs. Ramdas Shrinivas Nayak and Another , Section 27(3) of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 . ... In fact, the impugned order records that the learned senior counsel for the appellant/ petitioner consented that he would avail the said rem....

2021 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 79852

On the side of the appellant, it is stated that the charges was framed only as an intentional insult to the Court and interruption to the Court was not stated in the Charge. ... 14. ... There was no intention to insult or to interrupt the Court proceedings. Only the driver of the car was abused by the appellant and unfortunately, the call was not disconnected at that time. The appellant received a show cause notice through mail at about 04.30 p.m. ... Ther....

This is a matter of importance and I should like the matter to be considered by a Bench of two Judges. I accordingly refer the preliminary objection raised by learned Counsel for the appellant for consideration and determination by a Bench of two Judges of the Supreme Court. ... Insult is one of the ingredients of the offence made punishable under section 484 of that Code and is not by itself an offence within the meaning of section 4....

2013 0 Supreme(P&H) 1600

Insult to a Judge or an attack upon Judge, or scandalizing the Judges or Courts would clearly bring authority and administration of law into disrespect and disregard. One of the norms of journalistic conduct is that the headings be not sensational/provocative and must justify the matter printed under them. The language which ultimately results in undermining the dignity of the court, though couched in a manner which may appear to be a criticism can not be permitted. This news....

2012 0 Supreme(Mad) 4596

If Rule 130 has to be given literal meaning, the order of the Court below appears to be correct. In that event, what is the remedy available to the purchaser, who purchased the property in auction. The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, has not provided any machinery for the auction purchaser to get possession of the property. It is not stated that whether the purchaser has to apply to the Registrar, after getting the confirmation of sale and sale certificate for delive....

2009 0 Supreme(All) 1260

Judges are no aliens that they have to be rebuked and tormented with unsavoury comments in order to remind them of their duties and responsibilities. Such uncalled for behaviour undermines the confidence of the litigants at large and the public in general. The talents of a lawyer are not to be wasted for lashing out wild accusations on Judges. This in turn reduces the authority of the court thereby lowering the esteem and prestige of the entire institution.

2009 0 Supreme(All) 1272

Judges are no aliens that they have to be rebuked and tormented with unsavoury comments in order to remind them of their duties and responsibilities. The talents of a lawyer are not to be wasted for lashing out wild accusations on Judges. Such uncalled for behaviour undermines the confidence of the litigants at large and the public in general. This in turn reduces the authority of the Court thereby lowering the esteem and prestige of the entire institution.

2006 0 Supreme(Guj) 542

An advocate must not forget that his client relies upon his skill. When a lawyer misbehaves in the Court, then, he undermines the authority of his own institution and thereby undermines his own authority. We would request Mr. Oza with folded hands that the Judges of this Court are also human being and insult offered to them is an insult to the entire institution of which a lawyer is also an officer. When a lawyer abuses a Judge, he, in fact, abuses his own self.