Justice S.M. Subramaniam of the Madras High Court has refused to recuse from hearing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Madras Race Club (MRC) though he had passed adverse orders against the club in another case, besides having appeared against the club in two cases during his stint as a lawyer.
“A judge may recuse, on his own, from a case entrusted to him by the Chief Justice. That would be a matter of his own choosing. But recusal at the asking of a litigating party, unless justified, must never be acceded to,” the se
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