Judge Is Above All Once on the Dais: Allahabad HC Says Judicial Officer Outranks Collector, Police Chief & Even State’s Political Head

The Allahabad High Court observed that a judicial officer ranks above the district magistrate, police chief, and political executive while discharging judicial duties. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal made the remark after Uttar Pradesh Police failed to follow a Chief Judicial Magistrate’s CCTV production order.