Have tendered unconditional apology in Delhi HC: Judge to SC

A senior woman judicial officer of Delhi today informed the Supreme Court that she has tendered an unconditional apology in the high court, which had earlier ordered initiation of contempt and departmental enquiry against her.
A division bench of the Delhi High Court, on December 22 last year, had ordered initiation of contempt and enquiry proceedings against Additional District Judge Kamini Lau after taking note of her alleged objectionable words used in four applications seeking expunction of adverse remarks passed by a single judge bench of the High Court in as many civil appeals.
An apex court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud had on January 15 stayed the high court's order while asking Lau to tender an unconditional apology in the high court, saying it "wanted to protect" her for future as well.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Lau, today told the bench that as per the top court's direction, the judicial officer has filed an affidavit in the high court registry tendering unconditional apology and the matter was yet to be placed before the concerned bench there.
"Let the said affidavit be placed before the concerned division bench which shall do the needful keeping in view our order dated January 15, 2018. Matter be listed on February 12," the bench said.
Lau, in her appeal in the apex court, had said that the higher courts "should judge the judgements and not the judge".

She has also sought that remarks passed against her by the high court should be expunged as it affected her dignity and reputation which are essential part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.

A single bench of the high court had set aside the judgements passed by Lau as Additional District Judge of Tis Hazari district courts in four civil cases and made some adverse remarks.
The ADJ had then filed intra-court appeals before a division bench seeking expunction of adverse remarks on various grounds.
The division bench of the high court had taken strong note of certain words used in the appeals and prima facie made an opinion that they had scandalised the court and the proceedings and had ordered initiation of criminal contempt and departmental proceedings against her.