The bench ruled in favor of the judicial officer, noting that the High Court violated the principles of natural justice by condemning her without offering an opportunity to explain the mistakes. The dispute originated from two separate rulings involving an adult and a minor co-accused, who were both sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. During drafting, certain numerical figures and evidence extracts were mistakenly transposed between the two documents. The High Court had harshly accused the judge of copying content prepared by staff and directed her to undergo retraining at a judicial academy.
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Subordinate judges should not face disciplinary strictures for inadvertent clerical error…: Subordinate judges should not face disciplinary strictures for inadvertent clerical errors that leave the case outcome unaffected.
Higher courts must observe natural justice by giving judicial officers a chance to explai…: Higher courts must observe natural justice by giving judicial officers a chance to explain before recording adverse remarks.
Mandating training academy attendance for unintentional typographical mistakes was deemed…: Mandating training academy attendance for unintentional typographical mistakes was deemed uncalled for and avoidable by the bench.
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SC sets aside Rajasthan HC’s strictures against a trial judge over inadvertent errors in a judgment, ruling that the remarks were unwarranted as the errors did not affect the case outcome
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