Rajasthan High Court Challenges Its Own Single-Judge Directive On Arrest; Top Court Stays Order

The single judge has ignored the settled principle of law that Chief Justice is Master of Roster and Chief Justice is first among equal , the Rajasthan High Court said.

In a rare move, the Rajasthan High Court approached the Supreme Court against its own single judge order, directing the DGP not to arrest till July 17 people booked for offences entailing up to 3-year jail term, which was stayed by the top court on Tuesday. The high court challenged the order on the ground that the direction will create a situation of lawlessness . The single judge has ignored the settled principle of law that Chief Justice is Master of Roster and Chief Justice is first among equal , the Rajasthan High Court said. It further stated that the single judge while dealing with a bail application has erroneously violated the principle of law, Rulings and Conventions by interfering into the exclusive administrative jurisdiction of the Chief Justice .