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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 632-633 OF 2017
[@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) Nos. 25552-25553 OF 2011 ]
PRABHA SHARMA

Appellant (s)
VERSUS

SUNIL GOYAL & ORS.

Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.
1.

Leave granted.

2.

The

appellant

observations

in

is
the

aggrieved
impugned

by

certain

Judgment,

which

according to the appellant, are adverse in nature.

3.

Having

gone

through

the

impugned

Judgment,

we

find that the Court, in the impugned Judgment, has

mainly

stated

the

legal

position,

making

it

clear

that the judicial officers are bound to follow the

Judgments

of

the

High

Court

and

also

the

binding

nature of the Judgments of this Court in terms of

Article 141 of the Constitution of India.

Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
JAYANT KUMAR ARORA
Date: 2017.01.21
13:00:42 IST
Reason:

4.

We do not find any observation in the impugned

Judgment

which

appellant.

reflects

on

the

integrity

of

the

Therefore, it is not necessary to expunge

any of the observations in the impugned Judgment.

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5.

The

learned

counsel

for

the

appellant

submits

that based on this Judgment, disciplinary proceedings

have been initiated against the appellant by the High
Court.

We make it clear that the High Court is at

liberty to proceed with the disciplinary proceedings

and

arrive

at

an

independent

decision,

however,

uninfluenced by any of the observations made in the

Judgment.

6.

Since

the

disciplinary

proceedings

initiated

against the appellant have been pending for long, we

request

the

High

Court

to

finalise

the

same

civil

appeals

are

expeditiously.

7.

In

view

of

the

above,

the

disposed of.
No costs.
.......................J.
[ KURIAN JOSEPH ]
.......................J.
[ A. M. KHANWILKAR ]
New Delhi;
January 17, 2017.

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ITEM NO.5

COURT NO.7

SECTION XV

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s)
for
25552-25553/2011

Special

Leave

to

I N D I A
Appeal

(C)

No(s).

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 22/03/2011

in SBCMW No. 11899/2010 22/03/2011 in SBCWP No. 14226/2009 passed
by the High Court Of Rajasthan At Jaipur)
PRABHA SHARMA

Petitioner(s)
VERSUS

SUNIL GOYAL & ORS.

(with appln.
report)

(s)

Respondent(s)
for

directions

and

interim

relief

and

office

Date : 17/01/2017 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Atul Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Mrinmay Bhattmewara, Adv.
Mr. S. K. Verma, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Mr.
Ms.
Mr.
Ms.

Abhinav Mukerji, Adv.

Bihu Sharma, Adv.
Siddharth Garg, Adv.
Purnima Krishna, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R
Leave granted.
The

appeals

are

disposed

of

in

terms

of

the

signed

non-reportable Judgment
Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed
of.
(Jayant Kumar Arora)
Court Master

(Renu Diwan)
Assistant Registrar

(Signed non-reportable Judgment is placed on the file)