https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280356 Disparaging remarks against a subordinate judicial officer should not be included in a judicial order unless they are necessary to the decision and form an integral part of the reasoning. The officer should ordinarily be given an opportunity to explain or defend herself, and the comments must satisfy relevance, necessity and potential harm tests. Where the remarks are wholly irrelevant to disposal of the matter and their removal does not affect the reasons for the judgment, they may be expunged. The Supreme Court also noted that any administrative concern about a judge's conduct should be placed before the appropriate administrative authority rather than recorded as condemnatory observations in the judicial order. en-us Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 May 2019 17:40:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280356 Disparaging remarks against a subordinate judicial officer should not be included in a judicial order unless they are necessary to the decision and form an integral part of the reasoning. The officer should ordinarily be given an opportunity to explain or defend herself, and the comments must satisfy relevance, necessity and potential harm tests. Where the remarks are wholly irrelevant to disposal of the matter and their removal does not affect the reasons for the judgment, they may be expunged. The Supreme Court also noted that any administrative concern about a judge's conduct should be placed before the appropriate administrative authority rather than recorded as condemnatory observations in the judicial order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280356