'Appoint Good & Patriotic Judges To Serve As Servants Of Lord Krishna': Grounds In A Plea Before Karnataka HC
5 years, 10 months ago

'Appoint Good & Patriotic Judges To Serve As Servants Of Lord Krishna': Grounds In A Plea Before Karnataka HC

Live Law  

Recently, the High Court of Karnataka came across a review petition which took 'strange grounds'. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar, though dismissed the review petition, found some grounds so strange that he reproduced them in the judgment. By the judgment as the law laid down on 19.03.1997 in ILR 1998 Karnataka 339, filed by Registrar Karnataka High Court against Advocate N. Vasudevan, the senior Advocate, has the right to improve the quality of judiciary by writing letter to the chief justice, for enquiry it is like, in a football/hockey matches umpires whistle against the players who play foul and umpires warn them. Under these circumstances Collegiums are to appoint good judges to improve the quality of judiciary, be patriotic, to serve as servants of God, Lord Krishna being the only owner of the universe, as said in Bhagwat Geetha" Without making any comments on these 'strange grounds', the judge dismissed the petition and said: "While arguing at the time of admission, the learned counsel tries to argue once again on the merits of the appeal.

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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4 years, 1 month ago

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4 years, 2 months ago

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5 years ago

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5 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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5 years, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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5 years, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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