Personal observations in judicial remarks deleted where unnecessary to decide the writ petition.

Personal observations in a High Court judgment were held unnecessary for deciding the writ petition and therefore liable to be deleted. The Supreme Court noted that, although counsel's submissions were emphatic, that did not justify adverse remarks against him personally. The impugned observations were set aside and directed to be treated as deleted.

---

---

Issues: Whether the personal observations made against the appellant in specified paragraphs of the High Court judgment were warranted and should be deleted.

Analysis: The challenged observations were of a personal nature and were found to be unnecessary for disposal of the writ petition. The Court noted that the appellant's counsel had been somewhat emphatic in argument, but that did not justify the adverse remarks recorded against him personally.

Conclusion: The impugned personal observations were set aside and directed to be treated as deleted.

---