The Court was hearing a Delhi judicial officer’s plea to expunge adverse remarks said to have been made against him by the Delhi High Court after he criticised the Delhi police in a judicial order.
The Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) had passed strictures against the police officers investigating a case involving the alleged theft of sarees from a shop.
Apart from criticising the investigating officers, the judicial officer had also directed the police commissioner to launch an inquiry into the conduct of the officials in question.
However, the Delhi High Court later objected to these strictures by the ASJ and deleted his directives to the police.
The ASJ approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to recall its adverse remarks.
The top court had sought the Delhi High Court’s response in the matter on January 10 this year.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) V Raju appeared for the Delhi High Court today and said that he would get instructions on the possibility of withdrawing and redrafting the rule flagged by the Supreme Court today.
Advocate Sagar Suri appeared for the judicial officer.
The matter will be heard next after four weeks.
Source: Barandbench
