Supreme Court to re-hear case involving Allahabad High Court Justice Prashant Kumar

The Supreme Court has re-listed a matter in which it had criticised Justice Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad High Court for holding that criminal prosecution could be used as an alternative means to recover money in civil disputes.

On August 4, a Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan directed that Justice Kumar not be assigned criminal matters until retirement and should sit with a senior judge.

However, Supreme Court judges have reportedly taken exception to this direction.

The matter, earlier disposed of, is now listed for hearing on Friday. Meanwhile, Justice Kumar's roster has been altered, and criminal cases reassigned to Justice Dinesh Pathak.