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The Supreme Court has upheld its remarks that “something is rotten in the Allahabad High Court and the High Court really needs some house cleaning”.
A Supreme Court Bench comprising of justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra (the same judges who remarked about the Allahabad High Court), while dismissing the Allahabad High Court's application for expunging of the remarks, however, clarified there were "excellent and good judges too" in the Court.
The Allahabad High Court through an application urged the Supreme Court to take back the remarks stated by a Bench comprising of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra. The application stated, that the remarks made in the Supreme Court order was a smear on the entire judicial system of Uttar Pradesh.
Senior Advocate P.P. Rao appeared for the Allahabad High Court.
The Times of India reports, rejecting the arguments of Senior Advocate P.P. Rao that even a clarification that some are excellent and good judges would still cause suspicion on the integrity of the judges, the Bench remarked, "It is not just time to react but also to introspect”.
Reacting to the persistent plea of Senior Advocate Rao that the clarification would not be sufficient, Justice Katju angrily retorted, "Do not tell all those things. I and my family have more than 100 years of association with the Allahabad High Court. People know who is corrupt and who is honest. So do not tell me all this”.
Justice Katju further observed, "Tomorrow, if Markandey Katju starts taking bribe, then the entire country will know about it. So do not tell me as to who is honest and who is corrupt”.
Bar & Bench previously reported of the incident which occurred during the judgment of Raja Khan vs. UP Sunni Central Wakf Board and stated that the Allahabad High Court is filing an application through its registry, against the remarks.
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- 1. "Well done Justice Katju!! But this brings a few points in my head:1.Aren't all the courts in India including the apex court suffer from the "uncle judge syndrome"?2.Aren’t his comments in the courtroom uncalled for?3.Didn't Justice Katju also benefit from the 'uncle judge syndrome' in his young days?4.One cannot deny that the uncle judge syndrome is too rampant in Allahabad HC but is it the non-diplomatic way of doing things amongst the lawyer's kith and kin that compel everyone's attention.5.Considering doctors and lawyers are born out of legacy, bad blood is inevitable. 6.Most of us believe that Justice Katju is an honest judge – we all know about his eccentric behaviour in the courtroom – don’t you know about his remarks on Rohington Nariman's legal acumen once in the court sitting next to our docile and sane Justice S.B. Sinha. ". Thinking, London
- 2. "Such Comments were uncalled for when Katju J, himself says that he and his family have more than 100 years of association with the Allahabad High Court.Then the fingers can be pointed at him also . I dont Believe that Katju J would have received no beneifts from "Judge Uncle"Relationship in the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.As per Data given in Supreme Court Website @ Link’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju is the son of late Justice S.N.Katju, who was a former Judge of Allahabad High Court, and the grand son of late Dr K.N.Katju, former Union Home and Defence Minister, Governor of West Bengal and Orissa and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His uncle Justice B.N.Katju was Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.Based on these Facts I Fear Katju J. also received Similar Benefits..,,there is appearance of bias in his favour . Again And Again he gives judgments which catch the limelight of MEDIA. "Be you ever So High , the Law is Above You"". Law Student, (Unknown City)
- 3. "VERY JENUNE COMMENT". RAVI SHARMA, Surabaya
- 4. "ITS TRUE". RAVI SHANKER SHARMA , Surabaya
- 5. "crime no 57/2009 kollam homicide wing, High Court no:(kerala)21402/2009, consumer forum no 2006(kollam) is a case of culpable homicide by a doctor. The District Medical Officer Kollam and the Director of Health Services Kerala are trying to shield the guilty. I am the fourth accused.". B.ravi Kumar, Trivandrum
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