Supreme Court of India

Tessta Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and Ors.

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Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 12 April 2004

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Expunging of certain observations of High Court-Best Bakery case on communal carnage-Judgment of trial Court-Challenge to-Appellants/human right activists rendered legal assistance to aggrieved parties-Disposing of the appeals, High Court casting aspersion on credibility and bonafides of appellants/human rights activists without affording them an opportunity to defend-Appeal for deletion of offending remarks-Held: No one should be condemned unheard-Judges are not allowed to violate judicial norms and ethics to render the decision vulnerable for challenge/criticism-Uncalled for observations on…

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