Orissa High Court held that orders passed by a Bench in matters outside the roster assigned by the Chief Justice are per se illegal. The Court said entertaining cases beyond allocation amounts to jurisdiction without authority, rendering such decisions fundamentally invalid.
The Supreme Court Today (Dec 9) expressed surprise at the Delhi High Court registry classifying a petition filed under Article 227 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as ‘criminal writ petition’. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta sought the response of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court on this aspect.
The Delhi High Court affirmed High Courts’ authority over tribunal decisions, ruling on a PIL challenging statutes bypassing High Courts and sending appeals directly to the Supreme Court. The Delhi High Court has recently delivered a pivotal judgment affirming the enduring writ jurisdiction of High Courts against decisions made by various tribunals. In a case […]