CJI is serpent without fangs: Karnataka HC judge

Sunday - Dec 27, 2009, 11:55pm (GMT+5.5)

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Karnataka High Court judge D V Shylendra Kumar has fired another salvo at the top judiciary on the efficacy of its "moral authority" in ensuring that erring judges fall in place. He also doubted the effectiveness of the impeachment proceedings in the present system against judges of the superior courts. Justice Kumar in an article on "Judicial Accountability" in the souvenir of the Karnataka State Advocates Conference, being held in Hubli on Sunday, and which has been posted on his blog, says, "Judicial accountability is a phrase, which sounds incongruous and can convey conflicting messages.

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