"Be Extremely Cautious...": Supreme Court To Lower Courts On Passing Remarks
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"Remarks passed in court, due to the live broadcasting of court proceedings, now have ramifications that are far reaching, and as can be seen in the present case, can cause great injury to the reputation of the parties involved," Supreme Court said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is essential for courts to be "extremely cautious" while passing adverse remarks against the parties involved and remarks passed in courts now have far-reaching ramifications and can cause great injury to the reputation due to live broadcast of proceedings.
The top court said the legal system in general and the judicial system in particular have ushered in a new age of accessibility and transparency due to the adoption of virtual hearings and live telecast of open court proceedings.
It said while this "never before seen transparency" in the judicial system brings with it great benefits, it also attaches with it a stricter standard of responsibility on judges while conducting such court proceedings.
A bench of justices Krishna Murari and A Amanullah made these observations in its judgement quashing an order passed in July last year by the Karnataka High Court which had passed some adverse remarks, including against a senior IPS officer, during hearing of a bail petition in a bribery case.
