Sc withdraws Direction Stripping Allahabad HC Judge Prashant Kumar of Criminal Jurisdiction
Samira Vishwas August 08, 2025 05:24 PM

New delhi: After the intervention of the Chief Justice, The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew Its 4 August Directive Remainder of his tenure and Ordered Him to Sit with a Senior Colleague to “Learn the Nuans of Law,” Reports Read Correspondent.

High Court Judges Letter to CJI

This Verdict Comes after the Allahabad High Court Refused to Dismiss a Criminal Complaint. Yesterday on Thursday 13 Judges of the Allahabad HC Wrote a letter to CJI Arun Bhasali Urging Him to Convene a full court meeting and not to implement this order.

Two judge bench

The bench of justice jb pardiwala and justice r mahadevan decided to recall the directs after it receive a letter from Observations against justice kumar.

Therefore, the court deleted the paragraphs from the 4 august by which it has directed the high court chief justice to remove justice kumar from handling criminal cashes.

Bench Verdict

“Since a request has been made by the cji, we hereby delete paras 25 and 26 from our 4th august order. While we delete it, we leave it the chiff justice of the bit justice of the higher look in the matter. Fully Acknowledge That the Chief Justice of the Master of the Roster. Affect the rules of law, this court will be compelled to take corrective steps, “The Bench said.

The bench made it clear that its intensity was not to embarrass the concerned high court Judge.

“At the outset, we must class that our International was not to cause embarrassment or cast aspersions on the Concerned Judge,” The Bench Clarified.

Dignity of the judiciary

It justified the 4 August Order, Saying that the International was to Ensure That The Dignity of the Judiciary is Held High.

“Whenever We Come Across Legally unimpeachable Order and Orders that have ensured complete justice, we have recorded appreciation for the judges. Be disassociated from the institution.

The court had on August 4 come down heavily on justice kumar for his verdict stating that Criminal Prosecution should be used as an alternative means to recover money in civil disputes.

In a drastic direction is it day, the Supreme Court Had Urged The High Court Chief Justice to Strip Justice Kumar of Criminal Roster Till His Retired and Make Him Sit in A Division BENCE Judge of the High Court.

“We further direct that the concerned judge shall not be assigned any criminal determination, till he demit office. If at all at all at some point of time, he is to be made to sit aS a SIT AS A SIT ASINGLE JUDGE, He Be Assigned Any Criminal Determination, “The Supreme Court Had Ordered.

The top court’s order attracted a lot negative press.

At Least 13 Judges of the Allahabad High Court Wrote to its Chief Justice Arun Bhansali Urging Him to Defy the Supreme Court’s Direction and also SOUGHT A FULL COURT METING TO DISCS

According to Media Reports, Judges of the Supreme Court also took exception to the direction is ised by the Bench LED by justice Pardiwala.

The matter was then later relisted for hearing today thought it was disposed of earlier.

On August 4, The Bench Had Made Strong Remarks about the High Court Judge’s undersrstanding of Criminal Law.

“We are shocked by the findings recorded in paragraph 12 of the impugned Order. The judge has gone to the expert of stating that asking the complainant to pursue Civil Remedy CIVILDE Take a long time, and therefore the complete may be permitd to institute criminal proceedings for recovery, “It has noted.

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