High Stakes: Supreme Court Critiques Allahabad High Court Rulings

The Supreme Court has raised serious concerns over a recent order from the Allahabad High Court, accusing it of failing to apply established legal principles in a case concerning sentence suspension. This follows earlier criticism of a High Court judge for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute.

On August 4, Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan ordered that criminal cases be removed from a High Court judge's docket after he wrongly upheld summonses in a civil dispute. The same bench criticized the High Court's handling of another legal matter, calling its decision legally flawed and lacking proper jurisprudence.

The case in question involved a convict sentenced to four years under POCSO, IPC, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Supreme Court has now referred the matter back to the High Court, urging a new decision within 15 days, with a reminder to adhere to legal standards.

(With inputs from agencies.)