Judges Must Not Take Up Case Unless Assigned By Chief Justice: Supreme Court
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Observing that taking up a case not specifically assigned by the chief justice was an "act of gross impropriety", the top court wondered how a civil writ petition for clubbing First Information Reports (FIRs) could be entertained.
Judges have to follow discipline and ought not to take up any case unless it is specifically assigned by the chief justice, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with an appeal challenging an order passed by the Rajasthan High Court.
Observing that taking up a case not specifically assigned by the chief justice was an "act of gross impropriety", the top court wondered how a civil writ petition for clubbing First Information Reports (FIRs) could be entertained.
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal was hearing an appeal against the May order of the high court which had directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against three persons in connection with eight FIRs.
