Supreme Court Withdraws Directions Against Allahabad HC Judge After CJl's Intervention

The Supreme Court has withdrawn its August 4 order removing an Allahabad High Court judge from criminal jurisdiction after Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai sought reconsideration.

Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan deleted the critical remarks but maintained that the High Court’s order entertaining a criminal case for recovery of ₹7.23 lakh instead of directing civil proceedings was “perverse” and legally unsustainable.

Justice Pardiwala clarified that the aim was not to embarrass the judge but to correct a serious judicial error.

The matter will return to the High Court before a different judge, with roster allocation left to its Chief Justice.