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The Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court has urged all District & Sessions Judges of the State to ensure strict compliance of High Court's directions with regard to the consequential actions against erring officials of the Subordinate Courts who write down illegible orders, statements, etc. An administrative order to this effect was issued on January 29.

As per the order, "If any order, statement or office report, is written in the order-sheet in a manner which cannot be read, the erring official shall be issued a notice calling for his/her explanation whereupon departmental proceedings may be initiated against the concerned official, as per law."

This development has taken place in pursuance of High Court's order dated October 28, 2021, whereby all District & Sessions Judges were directed to issue standing directions to the Peshkars/Readers, who write the order-sheet, to the effect that the order should be written in a manner that can be read properly.

The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan had then observed that there must be the bounded duty of the Peshkars/ Readers to write down the order in a legible manner, failing which, it may be treated as misconduct.

To give effect to the same, the High Court Registrar General has now issued this communication. The order states,

"Hon'ble Court has observed that some of the orders, statements and office reports in the Subordinate Courts are written in such bad hand writing that the same cannot be read properly. Some orders, statements and office reports are even illegible."

It further adds, "In this regard, Hon'ble Court has been pleased to direct that the Peshkars/Readers are duty-bound to write down the order in a legible manner, failing which, it may be treated as a misconduct. It has also been directed that all the statements recorded, as well as, office reports scribed on order sheets should be done in a clear and legible handwriting."

Accordingly, requesting the District & Sessions Judges to ensure the compliance of High Court's directions, the Registrar General had also asked them to forward the letter to all the Principal Judges, Family Courts & Presiding Officers of Commercial Courts, MACTS and LARRAs of their respective district, for strict compliance of the aforesaid directions, by all concerned.