Justice Bhanot also observed that the High Court should not be a source of fear for the trial judiciary, but a benign guardian and pillar of strength. The Court added that the Constitution has put a solemn obligation on the High Court to nurture the autonomy of trial judges to enable them to act independently and build their capacity to judge fairly.
“When challenge is laid to a judgment of a trial court before the High Court, the correctness of the impugned judgement is examined by this Court. To correct an error in a judgment one need not condemn the judge. For in the latter case it is often not clear whether the judgment is in appeal or the judge is on trial,” it said.
Source: Barandbench
