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Supreme Court Withdraws Order Removing Allahabad HC Judge From Criminal Roster - The Statesman
PRAYAGRAJ DIVISION, UTTAR PRADESH, AUG 7 – The Supreme Court reversed its decision after 13 Allahabad High Court judges opposed barring Justice Prashant Kumar from criminal cases over a disputed civil-criminal matter.
- On August 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of India recalled its August 4 order, deleting paragraphs 12 and clarifying it did not intend to embarrass Justice Prashant Kumar.
- Amid the Supreme Court’s relisting of the case, thirteen Allahabad High Court judges wrote on Thursday , urging a full court meeting to defy the order.
- During an unprecedented move on August 4, a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan criticized Justice Prashant Kumar’s decision as one of the “worst and most erroneous” and ordered his removal from the criminal roster.
- The Supreme Court of India re-listed the matter for hearing today, acknowledging the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court as the master of the roster, and returned it for reconsideration.
- Highlighting broader trends in case law, observers say the controversy underscores concerns over misuse of criminal law in the Indian legal system and affects constitutional principles and High Court autonomy.
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After protest by 13 Allahabad HC judges, SC rescinds bar on judge from hearing criminal cases
The Supreme Court on Friday rescinded an order it had passed four days ago barring an Allahabad High Court judge from hearing criminal cases till he retires, Live Law reported.A Supreme Court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan had on August 4 criticised the High Court’s Justice Prashant Kumar for an order in which he had refused to quash a criminal complaint on the grounds that a civil remedy for recovering the money would not be eff…
SC recalls order barring Allahabad HC judge from deciding criminal cases after objections
The Supreme Court of India has deleted two key paragraphs from its controversial August 4 order that had directed the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to remove Justice Prashant Kumar from the criminal roster until his retirement. This effectively withdraws the earlier directive barring Justice Kumar from hearing criminal matters, following significant pushback from judges of the Allahabad High Court. The top court said it was deleting …
Supreme Court withdraws order removing Allahabad HC Judge from criminal roster - The Statesman
The Supreme Court has withdrawn its earlier directive removing Allahabad High Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar from the criminal roster, deleting two paragraphs from its August 4 order that criticised his remarks on using criminal proceedings in money recovery disputes.
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