13 Allahabad High Court Judges Urge Chief Justice to Not Follow Supreme Court’s Directive

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 …

Allahabad High Court Judge Taken Off Criminal Cases, Then An Explosive Letter By Colleagues

An order by the Supreme Court banning an Allahabad High Court judge from hearing criminal cases has snowballed into a major face-off in the higher judiciary.

13 Allahabad High Court judges urge Chief Justice to not follow Supreme Court’s directive

Allahabad High Court judges oppose Supreme Court order barring judge from hearing criminal cases, citing lack of administrative superintendence.

13 Allahabad HC judges urge Chief Justice to defy SC order, barring colleague from hearing criminal cases

Thirteen judges of the Allahabad HC have urged their Chief Justice to convene a full court meeting and refuse compliance with a Supreme Court order stripping Ju

SC recalls order barring Allahabad HC Judge from Criminal Jurisdiction

The directive from Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan came as the court took a strong objection to Justice Prashant Kumar’s order in which he refused to quash a criminal complaint on the ground that a civil remedy for recovery of money was not effective

Supreme Court Recalls Order Ousting Allahabad High Court Judge From Criminal Cases - The Commune

The Supreme Court on Friday (8 August 2025) recalled its unprecedented 4 August 2025 order that had barred an Allahabad High Court judge from hearing criminal cases until his retirement. The recall came after criticism from within the judiciary, including a letter signed by 13 high court judges urging the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice to defy the directive. The August 4 order, passed by a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, h…