Indian High Court orders a judge back to law school
Sunday, 7 October 2007
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (AP): New Delhi's High Court justices, annoyed with lower court judges who issue problematic rulings, have decided to send one of them back to law school.
In an order issued late Friday, Judge R. K. Tiwari was told to return for a three-month refresher course after issuing an arrest warrant in defiance of a previous High Court ruling.
"Since Tiwari does not have even elementary knowledge of the criminal law and procedure it would be appropriate that he undergoes a refresher course at Delhi Judicial Academy," Justice V.B. Gupta wrote.
The move comes after a series of high-profile cases that have been overturned by the High Court or the national Supreme Court, citing lack of legal understanding by lower court judges.
One was a recent arrest warrant issued by a low court judge against Hollywood actor Richard Gere for publicly kissing an actress - allegedly in contravention of India's obscenity laws.
In an order issued late Friday, Judge R. K. Tiwari was told to return for a three-month refresher course after issuing an arrest warrant in defiance of a previous High Court ruling.
"Since Tiwari does not have even elementary knowledge of the criminal law and procedure it would be appropriate that he undergoes a refresher course at Delhi Judicial Academy," Justice V.B. Gupta wrote.
The move comes after a series of high-profile cases that have been overturned by the High Court or the national Supreme Court, citing lack of legal understanding by lower court judges.
One was a recent arrest warrant issued by a low court judge against Hollywood actor Richard Gere for publicly kissing an actress - allegedly in contravention of India's obscenity laws.