Supreme Court of India

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited v. Grse Limited Workmens Union & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1813
Bench Dipankar Datta and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 25 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that any order which a bench - comprising of two judges or a single judge - may choose to make in a case that is not placed before them/him by the Chief Justice of the High Court or in accordance with His Lordship’s directions, such an order is without jurisdiction.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether judicial discipline and propriety were maintained, in the light of r.26 of the Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, 1966 in relation to applications u/Art.226 and the powers of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the High Court as the master of the roster. Headnotes† Judicial discipline and propriety – Principles of – Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, 1966 – r.26 – Letters Patent – cl.15 – Intra-court appeal – Adjudication by bench of High Court without allocation by Chief Justice – Validity – Writ petition filed in the High Court

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