Kochi, Oct. 26 -- The power to overturn a fellow judge's decision does not confer superiority over the judge who delivered it, the Keralam High Court has observed, emphasising that mutual respect and restraint must guide the relationship among judges even when they differ on questions of law.

According to a press release issued by the court, a Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji described 'peer restraint' as fundamental to judicial discipline, holding that all judges of a High Court enjoy equal status and no Bench can claim institutional superiority over another.

Invoking a recent Supreme Court judgment, the Bench observed that judicial strength comes from "discipline, and not dominion".

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