The Supreme Court declined a plea for an early hearing of a case pending before the Allahabad High Court, stressing it cannot set strict timelines for already overburdened judges. The CJI cited an order noting a judge worked till 7:10 PM, exhausted and hungry.
The Allahabad High Court judge candidly recorded that he was “hungry, tired and physically incapacitated” after hearing a matter beyond working hours due to a heavy cause list and a deadline set by the Supreme Court of India. The rare remark highlights the intense workload and mounting pressure on High Court judges amid massive case pendency.
The Allahabad High Court has criticized a Public Prosecutor (PP) for attempting to declare a victim hostile despite their support for the prosecution in a violent crime case. The Court ordered an investigation into the PP’s conduct, criticized the trial judge’s management of the case, and denied bail to the accused over influence concerns.
The Allahabad High Court upheld the premature compulsory retirement of a lower court judge, dismissing his plea against the administrative committee’s recommendation. Despite being exonerated from previous inquiries, the judge faced adverse remarks in his service record, leading to his early retirement. The court clarified that compulsory retirement is not a punishment.
An appeal has been lodged with the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court’s verdict that declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional. The appeal, filed by Advocate Sanjeev Malhotra and drawn by Advocate Pradeep Kumar Yadav, seeks to overturn the High Court’s decision, which has sparked a wide-ranging debate on […]
