Noting that a judicial officer was not expected to express or depict personal or preconceived notions in court orders, the Allahabad High Court has expunged the remarks made by a judge recently praising Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The single-judge Bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra on Tuesday noted that Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar in his order dated March 5 had made certain unwarranted expressions containing political overtones and personal views.
It said a judicial order was meant for public consumption and such type of order was likely to be misconstrued by the masses. A judicial officer was expected to use a very guarded expression while focusing on the issue in hand and should not use any observation which were tangent or alien to the core issue.
The High Court directed the expunction of remarks made by the judge in the last paragraph of page 6 of his order to the middle part of page 8.
Senior Advocate Satish Trivedi and Advocate Sheshadri Trivedi appeared for revisionist.