Perera, A.N. v. Perera, D.L.H. and Others – sllr 1982 volume 1 page 202

In the case between A.N. Perera (for the defendant) and D.L.H. Perera and Others, the court considered whether a judge may make disparaging remarks about counsel’s methods in framing, withdrawing, and reframing issues during trial, and the appropriateness of including such remarks in judicial orders. It was determined that the expunction of such remarks is warranted when the party affected is denied a chance to respond, when there is insufficient evidentiary basis, and when such comments are not necessary for resolving the substantive legal dispute. The holding emphasized that a counsel’s discretion in presenting issues is to be respected, reaffirming the principle that unnecessary judicial criticism of counsel’s conduct should not form part of the case record. The decision referenced esta