Top Court Expunges High Court's Remarks Against Judge, Calls For Restraint

The remarks were made by the Delhi High Court against an additional district and sessions judge.

The Supreme Court on Friday expunged adverse remarks made by the Delhi High Court against an additional district and sessions judge, saying the superior courts must exercise restraint while commenting on the personal conduct of judicial officers.

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Augustine George Masih granted the relief to Additional District and Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri and underscored the need for restraint by appellate courts.

"Judges are human and prone to errors. However, those errors should be corrected without personal criticism," Justice Oka, writing the 21-page judgement for the bench, said.