India, March 27 -- The Karnataka high court has called for action against a civil court judge for an order last year referencing non-existent Supreme Court and Delhi high court judgments.

Justice R Devdas underlined the importance of maintaining accuracy and credibility of legal citations in decisions and said the civil judge's conduct was "disturbing" and needed further investigation. He directed the court registry to place a copy of his order before chief justice NV Anjaria for action.

"What is more disturbing is the fact that the learned judge of city civil court has cited two decisions, which were never decided by the apex court or any other court. The learned senior counsel appearing for the plaintiffs has clearly stated that such ...