Rules of Court, 1952

The respondent, a subordinate judicial officer in Uttar Pradesh, was compulsorily retired at age 58 on the basis of an adverse remark recorded by an Inspecting Judge. He challenged the retirement, arguing that the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Officers (Retirement on Superannuation) Rules, 1992—framed under Article 309 of the…

The appellant, Rais Ahmad, filed a writ petition under Article 226 before the Allahabad High Court. His counsel had obtained leave of absence from the Chief Justice on the ground of illness up to 23 April 1996 and sent an illness slip for the hearing scheduled on 24 April 1996, but the slip was not brought to the notic…

Petitioner Rajinder Goel, a senior judicial officer, was recommended for compulsory retirement by the Full Court of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground of multiple unexplained large bank transactions. The High Court’s Administrative Committee had earlier initiated disciplinary proceedings, and although two …